Eamon Ryan — Watch Them Work

2025-01-21

LOBBY

ActionAid Ireland Foreign Affairs

To discuss COP and climate action with Minister Eamon Ryan as part of the Stop Climate Chaos delegation.

2025-01-21

LOBBY

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland Foreign Affairs

We emailed the 220 public representatives - TDs and Senators - to ask them to sign a statement - "Join UN Rapporteurs to help protect Baha'i Women in Iran."

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Uplift 3 returns Foreign Affairs

Ministers were asked to enact the Occupied Territories Bill
All TDs and Senators were sent letters and emails saying legal action would be taken if the government do not stop all military trade with Israel, all dual-use trade with Israel and the use of Irish airspace for transporting weapons to the Israeli army.
A petition was started asking ministers to legislate so that Isreali warplanes cannot fly through Irish airspace.

2025-01-20

LOBBY

Trócaire Foreign Affairs

Climate Justice

2025-01-20

LOBBY

ActionAid Ireland Foreign Affairs

Sharing priorities for COP29 with minister and relevant committee - highlighting 4 key actions Ireland can take to show true climate leadership

2021-09-15

VOTE

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence

✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 92–59

2019-11-28

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for Ireland to sign the Antarctic Treaty System; his further plans on becoming a signatory; and the timeline for such a process. [49592/19]

2019-06-18

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consequences arising for the State and companies here as a result of the withdrawal of the United States from the Iranian nuclear agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25223/19]

2019-06-18

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with Scottish and British officials on the recent dispute relating to fishing rights around Rockall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25224/19]

2019-06-18

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with regard to extending the Brexit deadline beyond 31 October 2019. [25209/19]

2019-04-16

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's position on the situation in Libya in the context of the recent advance of a person (details supplied) on Tripoli. [17627/19]

2019-04-16

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of Ireland on the recent announcement from the Israeli Prime Minister regarding plans to annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank. [17626/19]

2019-04-04

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the existing freedom of movement and residence rights for EU citizen spouses of Irish citizens moving from Ireland to Northern Ireland will be assured following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15728/19]

2019-04-04

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Alberto Costa amendment in the UK (details supplied). [15737/19]

2019-03-26

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated full-year cost if the budget for the reconciliation fund increased by 10%. [13259/19]

2019-01-29

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meetings at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels; and if he will report on the discussions that took place on disinformation. [4130/19]

2019-01-29

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meetings with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the African Union. [4131/19]

2018-10-04

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the invocation of the Article 7 procedure following the Sargentini report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40102/18]

2018-10-04

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the United States of America Administration in regard to the cancellation of President Trump's visit. [37581/18]

2018-10-04

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, further to the increased direct funding to UNRWA already announced, he will also increase funding to grassroots and community groups. [40529/18]

2018-07-03

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken or will take over the widely reported issue of migrant family separations in the United States of America to help alleviate the situation. [29420/18]

2018-06-27

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received further correspondence from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in regard to convening the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28057/18]

2018-06-27

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new initiatives the EU plans to pursue; if the EU will take a stronger role in seeking resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following the announcement made by the United States of America that its embassy would be moved to Jerusalem. [28058/18]

2018-05-15

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with Mr. Michel Barnier. [19857/18]

2018-05-15

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Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been contact between his Department and United States authorities in relation to President Trump's visit to the United Kingdom; and if there are plans in place in the event of a visit here. [19858/18]

2018-05-15

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the nature of the group emerging on the fringes of the European Council involving the Dutch, Baltic and Irish Governments. [18893/18]

2018-03-28

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to request the British Government to convene an Intergovernmental Conference between the British and Irish Governments in respect of Northern Ireland; and the proposed agenda for such a conference. [14460/18]

2018-03-28

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made a request to the British Government to convene an inter-governmental conference between the British and Irish Governments in relation to Northern Ireland; and if so, the proposed agenda for such a conference. [14220/18]

2018-03-28

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position regarding the EU Ombudsman’s recommendations of 9 February 2018 to end maladministration of the documents of Council; and his views on the EU Ombudsman’s recommendations. [12791/18]

2018-03-28

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will expel Russian diplomats following the nerve agent attack in the United Kingdom; the information the Government has received relating to the incident; and if the Government expects a response in kind from the Russian Government to action taken. [14461/18]

2018-01-31

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made recent diplomatic representations to the Saudi Arabian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nizar bin Obaid Madani, regarding the humanitarian situation in Yemen; and the status of the proceedings of the core group established at the Human Rights Council in September 2017 set up to establish the facts of violations of human rights on the ground. [4922/18]

2018-01-25

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the steps he will take to support a peaceful settlement in Palestine. [3849/18]

2018-01-25

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to the UK Secretary of State for the Exiting of the European Union's comments in December 2017 that the agreement between Ireland and the UK was a statement of intent and not legally enforceable, his views on these comments; and his further views on whether the commitments agreed to are legally enforceable. [3850/18]

2017-12-13

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with European counterparts in regard to the ongoing reports of large-scale human trafficking and slave auctions in Libya; and the position the Government is taking in regard to this issue. [53231/17]

2017-12-13

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further action the European Union is considering taking with regard to the recent recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital by the US government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53232/17]

2017-11-16

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with President Juncker regarding the development of the future of Europe strategy. [40446/17]

2017-09-21

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the Chinese Government since assuming office. [30168/17]

2017-07-26

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to join UN special rapporteurs regarding human rights defenders and call on Israel to drop charges against a person (details supplied) [36576/17]

2017-07-26

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the active deployment of Irish volunteer election observers to elections and referendums overseas; his plans to match or exceed in 2017 the number of deployments that took place in 2016; the staffing level by grade that manages the roster; if sufficient levels of experienced staff are available to promote Irish observers with such fora as the EU and OSCE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36580/17]

2017-07-26

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that have been taken to replace the current election observation roster established in 2013; the date a call for fresh applications will be published; if it will be open to all lawful residents here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36581/17]

2017-05-30

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the correspondence he has had with Greek and other European Governments in regard to EU monitoring of the case of a person (details supplied) within the Egyptian court system. [25609/17]

2017-05-30

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with his Chinese counterparts regarding the proposed belt and road initiative dubbed the new Silk Road. [24356/17]

2017-05-30

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with leaders of political parties in Northern Ireland regarding Brexit and the formation of a new administration following the latest assembly elections. [25654/17]

2017-05-30

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings or discussions he has had with leaders in Northern Ireland regarding the formation of the Assembly in advance of the UK general election. [24357/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with the Russian Ambassador the allegations published in a newspaper (details supplied) that gay men are being arrested, detained, tortured and killed in the Russian Republic of Chechnya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20847/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 26 January 2017, the steps that have been taken to prepare a new call for roster members; if he will publish criteria in advance for membership and arrange for competitive interviewing and testing to ensure only roster members who are able, competent, committed and willing to undertake missions are appointed; when he expects to publish the new call; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance and support his Department provides to independent observers not on the current roster who volunteer their expertise to observe elections overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20849/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if election observers are obliged to furnish tax clearance certificates prior to undertaking missions supported by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20850/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department conducts Garda vetting on persons supported by his Department going overseas on election observation missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20851/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has a process by which election observer roster members can be removed; if so, the number who have been removed from the current roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20852/17]

2017-04-12

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to Secretary of State Brokenshire since Mr. Brokenshire’s announcement that he would consider a return to direct rule if talks to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland fail. [17915/17]

2017-02-22

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the banning of trade from the EU with Israel in view of ongoing breaches of the Geneva Convention in the form of settlements which are illegal under international law. [8758/17]

2017-02-14

PQ

Asked Children

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which her Department is working with the Departments of Justice and Equality, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Education and Skills and Health to ensure that concerted adequate provision is made for refugee minors in all aspects of State responsibility on entry into Ireland, in view of the complexity of the integration process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7044/17]

2017-01-26

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the election observation roster; if he plans to open it up for a public call for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3542/17]

2017-01-25

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, and the Egyptian government in regard to a person (details supplied). [38633/16]

2016-11-22

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an itemised list of all international treaties and conventions which the State or plenipotentiary thereto has signed, but not ratified, in tabular form; the date, title and purpose of the agreement in each case; the date the agreement was reached; the date the agreement was opened to signatories; the date the State signed the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36359/16]

2016-10-25

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action his Department is taking to secure the release of a person (details supplied). [31811/16]

2016-10-25

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the trade deals that have been signed with the Egyptian Government in the past five years; and the primary export industries from Ireland to Egypt. [31812/16]

2016-10-18

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the voting majority required within the European Council or Parliament to agree any negotiated conclusions following the invoking of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. [30447/16]

2016-10-18

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expected role of the European Parliament negotiations following the invoking of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. [30448/16]

2016-07-05

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he is making to return a person (details supplied) back here, given the trial of the person has been suspended until October 2016. [19456/16]

2016-05-17

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 26 April 2016, what the international community can do; the actions he is taking to support such actions happening; and the unilateral steps Ireland will take itself to do more with regard to Israel and Palestine. [9925/16]

2016-04-26

PQ

Asked Foreign

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade following a recent statement (details supplied) by the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process the actions he will take at a national level to bring pressure on Israel to cease settlement building and land confiscation; the further actions he will pursue at European Union level to bring pressure on Israel to cease settlement building and land confiscation; and if he will now move to formally recognise the state of Palestine, given the existential threats that it faces. [8475/16]