Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Middle East

Brendan Smith

113. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the details of his recent visit to the Middle East; the outcome of discussions with the different groups he met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20100/24]

Media Sector

Mary Lou McDonald

114. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to detail Global Ireland Media Challenge Fund reporting or projects to be carried out by news organisations which received grant-aid in the 2024 round of funding. [20101/24]

Passport Services

Paul McAuliffe

65. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport (details supplied) will be issued before the travel date of 14 May 2024 given the issue with the application was caused by the Garda station not answering calls rather than with the applicant. [19559/24]

Passport Services

Martin Browne

66. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made in relation to a passport application (details supplied) given that the required documentation as requested by the Department has been submitted. [19590/24]

Overseas Development Aid

Leo Varadkar

67. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government provides official development assistance to any countries and governments of countries in which same-sex relations are criminalised; if so, if he will provide a list of those countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19669/24]

Passport Services

Matt Carthy

68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 9 April 2024, the expenditure on staffing of the Passport Service in the years 2020 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19719/24]

Passport Services

Matt Carthy

69. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications received, by month in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19720/24]

Departmental Funding

Matt Carthy

70. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding provided to multilateral international organisations in 2020 to date, by organisation and by year; if the funding was a recurring obligation or for a special purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19721/24]

Departmental Funding

Matt Carthy

71. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding expended in relation to Ireland seeking election to positions within multilateral organisations, by electoral contest; if Ireland was successful, by year from 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19722/24]

Departmental Funding

Matt Carthy

72. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding provided through his Department to multilateral international organisations, by organisation, in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19723/24]

Departmental Bodies

Matt Carthy

73. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the work of inter-departmental groups tasked by Government with taking forward policy and operational planning regarding Ireland's holding of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December 2026; the policy areas he views as priorities.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19724/24]

United Nations

Matt Carthy

74. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the elections Ireland has participated as a candidate in the United Nations since 2002; the outcome of such elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19727/24]

International Bodies

Matt Carthy

75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the international organisations that Ireland is currently considering or in the process of joining on the basis of full membership or otherwise, for example, observer membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19728/24]

United Nations

Matt Carthy

76. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his proposals regarding reform of the United Nations institutions, in particular the UN Security Council and the use of a veto by the permanent five members; the engagements he has had in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19729/24]

Passport Services

Matt Carthy

77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of appointments available for urgent passport renewal in Cork, Dublin and London, by month, in each of the years 2019, 2023 and 2024, by month; the number of which were availed of, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19730/24]

Departmental Staff

Matt Carthy

78. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and roles of local staff employed in Irish missions abroad, by mission; the associated cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19731/24]

Departmental Staff

Matt Carthy

79. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and cost of staff within his Department not currently posted abroad, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/24]

Departmental Staff

Matt Carthy

80. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and cost of staff posted abroad, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19733/24]

Departmental Staff

Matt Carthy

81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the average number of staff in Irish diplomatic missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19734/24]

Departmental Staff

Matt Carthy

82. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of attaché's posted in overseas missions, by policy area and by mission, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19735/24]