Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Official Engagements

Catherine Murphy

143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to invite his Finnish counterpart to Dublin for a bilateral meeting. [18908/24]

Passport Services

James Lawless

144. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine a passport issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18932/24]

Human Rights

Bríd Smith

145. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the recent report that Irish protesters were told at a pro-Palestine protest camp in Berlin that they were not allowed to speak Irish by German police; if he agrees that this is an unacceptable development and infringes a person's right to speak a language of their choice and is a dangerous precedent to set; if he will clarify if this violates any article of the European Convention on Human Rights or any other legislation; if he intends to raise this matter with his German counterpart with a view to expressing his concerns that Irish citizens were instructed not to speak their national language and under which legislation was this ordered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18937/24]

Passport Services

Ged Nash

146. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to clarify a policy matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18940/24]

Passport Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

147. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when passports will issue to applicants who are siblings from County Galway (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing the passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18973/24]

Trade Sanctions

Thomas Pringle

148. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what engagement his Department has had with the United States government regarding the need to lift the embargo on Cuba, in line with the recent United Nations General Assembly Resolution 12552; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18997/24]

Passport Services

Niamh Smyth

149. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to expedite a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19046/24]

Passport Services

James Lawless

150. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to expedite a passport application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19077/24]

Middle East

Matt Carthy

151. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he sought access to Gaza ahead of his recent visit to Egypt and Jordan; the reason his itinerary did not include engaging with Palestinian officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19124/24]

European Union

John Paul Phelan

152. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by his Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19166/24]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

153. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that two child passports will be processed on-time for two siblings (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19288/24]

Local Authorities

Catherine Murphy

154. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to his Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19361/24]

Human Rights

Cian O'Callaghan

155. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of Irish protesters in Berlin being reprimanded for speaking Irish by German police; if he will contact the German Ambassador regarding this failure uphold EU citizens language rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19449/24]

Passport Services

Niamh Smyth

156. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19453/24]

Environmental Policy

Brendan Howlin

157. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has examined legislation introduced in France to address the issue of fast fashion; his views on whether this issue should be addressed in Ireland; if he plans to introduce such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18747/24]

Marine Protected Areas

Violet-Anne Wynne

158. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the next round of the Designated Maritime Area Plan's preparation is expected to be completed; if he will consider expediting the next round with the view to include the waters off the Shannon estuary and County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18772/24]

Environmental Schemes

Ivana Bacik

159. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the new low cost home energy upgrade loan scheme, announced on 26 October 2023, will commence in April 2024; the reason for the delay; and when the scheme will commence. [18779/24]

Broadband Infrastructure

Denis Naughten

160. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of copper communication lines within his Department that are currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis, inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18835/24]

Broadband Infrastructure

Denis Naughten

161. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has established an inter-departmental working group or taskforce to manage the process of copper broadband switch-off; if not, whether he plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18848/24]

Energy Conservation

John Lahart

162. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria for householders to avail of energy saving interventions such as attic insulation, in their homes, particularly for those who are over 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19022/24]