Neale Richmond

Fine Gael · Dublin Rathdown

Activity on Foreign Affairs — 252 events (34 lobbying · 216 questions · 2 votes) full profile →

• 2026-03-30
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  Concern Worldwide Foreign Affairs

  • Invitation to Concern Worldwide Post Primary Debates Final
• 2026-01-21
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  UNICEF Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Meeting with Kitty van der Heijden
• 2026-01-21
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  Trócaire Foreign Affairs

  • Climate Justice
• 2026-01-21
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  Sightsavers Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Retention of ODA funding, increase for funding and increased commitment to disability inclusive development
• 2026-01-21
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  Galway Chamber Foreign Affairs

  • Providing context on where Chambers can develop opportunity from diaspora
• 2026-01-21
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  ActionAid Ireland 3 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Introductory meeting with the Minister and ActionAid Ireland to discuss our programme and policy priorities
  • Joint letter from ActionAid Ireland, Christian Aid Ireland, Oxfam Ireland, and Trócaire related to humanitarian access in Gaza.
  • Highlighting ActionAids main asks related to COP30 and climate justice more broadly
• 2026-01-21
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  Plan International Ireland 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • International development and Ireland's EU Presidency
  • Ensuring education remains central to Ireland's international development policy
• 2026-01-21
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  Christian Aid Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • International development and humanitarian priorities
• 2026-01-21
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  LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG Foreign Affairs

  • DFA Irish Diaspora Consultation
• 2026-01-20
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  British Irish Chamber of Commerce Foreign Affairs

  • Requested the use of Iveagh House to host a Christmas Drinks Reception and Invited Minister Neale Richmond to deliver remarks.
• 2026-01-19
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  Irish League of Credit Unions Foreign Affairs

  • To discuss the ILCU foundation and its impact in Irish Aid countries
• 2026-01-19
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  Irish Episcopal Conference Foreign Affairs

  • Participated in the consultation process to inform the Government's new Diaspora Strategy organised by the Department of Foreign Affairs by participating in the online Global Irish Survey for Organisations and submitting a Position Paper to the Global Diaspora Consultation
• 2026-01-19
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  Chambers Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Discussion on new Diaspora strategy
• 2026-01-14
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  DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs

  • Ireland Global Climate Financing
• 2025-10-15
  VOTE
  Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 94–65
• 2025-09-21
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  Concern Worldwide Foreign Affairs

  • Concern 2026 Pre-Budget Submission - ODA Helps Build a Better World
• 2025-09-19
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  Trócaire 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
  • Civil Society Space and financing for development
• 2025-09-19
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  Financial Justice Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Civil society consultation (as part of Dochas network delegation) with Irish Aid on foot of the publication of the Compromiso de Sevilla outcome text from the UN Financing for Development Conference (FFD4); Attendance at Civil society meeting with Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond TD on the side of the FFD4 conference
• 2025-09-19
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  Irish Episcopal Conference Foreign Affairs

  • 1) Seeking to highlight issues arising for Irish people who return to Ireland after serving a sentence in prison or detention to improve their re-settlement experience and outcomes. 2) Seeking to progress the current situation with regard to Irish people released on licence in the UK. 3) Seeking to progress the repatriation of Irish prisoners overseas who wish to return to Ireland to serve their sentence.
• 2025-09-19
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  ActionAid Ireland 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Met with the DPO along with other Civil Society at the FF4D conference in Seville to discuss our priorities
  • To highlight our concern about the promotion of carbon markets as a climate solution.
• 2025-09-19
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  DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs

  • Discussion on Overseas Development Assistance spending, Financing for Development, Lives on the Line Campaign
• 2025-09-04
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  Oxfam Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Quality and Quantity of ODA, Irish position on the Sevilla’s Outcome Document and the support to Multilateralism, Quality and Quantity of EU’s ODA, Irish Presidency of the EU Council, Global taxation
• 2025-06-06
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  DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs

  • Letters regarding ODA and USAID cuts and requests for meetings
• 2025-05-21
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  Christian Aid Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • International development and humanitarian aid
• 2025-05-21
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  Dublin Chamber of Commerce Trade

  • Dublin Chamber President's speech at Dublin Chamber/Department of Foreign Affairs event
• 2025-05-21
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  ActionAid Ireland 3 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Annual meeting of Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence
  • Meeting with new Minister to introduce our work along with other civil society actors.
  • Introduction to the work of ActionAid. As the new Ministers within the Department of Foreign Affairs we wrote to explain our organizations main priorities.
• 2025-05-20
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  UNICEF Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Letter to Minister Neale Richmond
• 2025-05-20
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  Trócaire Foreign Affairs

  • Cross cutting issues of climate justice and official development assistance
• 2025-05-20
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  Plan International Ireland 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence Leaders roundtable
  • Meeting with Minister Neale Richmond convened by Irish Aid
• 2025-05-20
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  Concern Worldwide Foreign Affairs

  • Recommendations to the Irish Government in advance of the Nutrition for Growth Summit.
• 2025-05-17
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  Chambers Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • The need for the new Government to build strong international partnerships with the EU, the UK and the rest of the world.
• 2025-04-04
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  Irish League of Credit Unions Foreign Affairs

  • Letter to Minister Richmond in relation to the ILCU International development foundation and Irish Aid projects
• 2025-01-21
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  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."
• 2025-01-20
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  DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs

  • Sending of Dóchas Election Manifesto, requests to distribute amon political party members and inclusion of policies in party manifestos and the programme for government
• 2024-11-21
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  UNICEF Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Reflect Ireland’s global leadership by increasing Official Development Assistance (ODA), Take decisive climate action to secure children’s futures.
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61853/22]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his appearance at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana. [62026/22]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that have been taken by his Department to enforce European Union sanctions against Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1045/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that have been taken by his Department to enforce European Union sanctions against Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1059/23]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of an application to the foreign births register (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61106/22]
• 2022-11-22
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent meetings with the political parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57649/22]
• 2022-11-22
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  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the interaction that he has had with his British counterpart regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57650/22]
• 2022-10-06
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  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his meeting with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48883/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the recent United Nations Security Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48884/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Irish Embassy in Kyiv will reopen; when Irish diplomats will return to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33643/22]
• 2022-06-23
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  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent phone conversation with the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32849/22]
• 2022-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent conversation with EU Commission Vice-President; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32850/22]
• 2022-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on an application to the foreign births register (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31290/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30438/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his meeting with Sweden’s Foreign Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30440/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on Ireland’s Africa Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30441/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the United States Congressional visit to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30442/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the Communicating Europe Initiative scheme; the amount of funding that has been allocated to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30443/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the recent meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30444/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff in his Department who have been allocated to the passport section; the number of staff allocated to the Passport Office in each of the years since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30561/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current waiting time for applications to the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30562/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his reaction to recent reports highlighting levels of acute hunger and food insecurity throughout Africa and the Middle East; the status of the low level of current funding towards United Nations humanitarian appeals for these regions; his views on whether the Annual Meeting on the Grand Bargain on 30 June 2022 as an opportunity for Ireland to rally its partners to pledge real aid to this situation of utmost urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30931/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans that Ireland has in the context of food insecurity in Syria that may be exacerbated by the political and economic effects of the Ukrainian crisis in the event that humanitarian access to Syria from Turkey becomes blocked and its partners have to address this crisis at political and humanitarian levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30932/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent trip to the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22926/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent trip to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22927/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his work at European Union level in response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. [18298/22]
• 2022-05-04
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  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person who was born and raised in Canada but adopted by an Irish born father must register their adoption to claim their right to Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22029/22]
• 2022-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent meeting with his EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/22]
• 2022-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the response of his Department to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/22]
• 2022-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the schedule of upcoming meetings of the North-South Ministerial Council. [6424/22]
• 2022-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation and impacts of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6479/22]
• 2022-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the schedule of upcoming meetings of the British-Irish Council. [6423/22]
• 2022-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expel the Russian Ambassador and all Russian diplomats from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12179/22]
• 2022-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the full list of sanctions agreed by European Union leaders against Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12180/22]
• 2022-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the humanitarian supports that the Government will be donating to the people of Ukraine following the Russian invasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12181/22]
• 2022-03-01
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  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if funds will be allocated to the United Nations Population Fund supplies as part of Ireland’s overseas development assistance budget for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11753/22]
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent conversation with the UK Foreign Secretary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3073/22]
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the processing times for the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3074/22]
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60514/21]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3299/22]
• 2022-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth registration application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2690/22]
• 2022-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on processing times for applications for the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2691/22]
• 2022-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps being taken to reduce waiting times for applications for the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2692/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when applications will resume for the Working Holiday Authorisation agreement with Australia in addition to other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1917/22]
• 2021-12-14
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  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of his Department’s strategy to increase the number of persons working in European Union institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61179/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a new requirement for EU citizens living in Ireland to fill in an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) if they are travelling to Northern Ireland; if he has spoken to UK officials regarding this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61756/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a full report on Irish efforts to extract Irish citizens from Afghanistan will be conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60101/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the ongoing issues regarding implementation of the EU-UK withdrawal agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56288/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56287/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way the additional allocation of €140 million to overseas development aid will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52828/21]
• 2021-11-02
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  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps the Government will take in response to the decision of the Turkish Government to summon the ambassadors of a number of EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53023/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the foreign births register will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50957/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will be nominating any Irish election observers for the election in Uzbekistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50224/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the work being carried out to meet Ireland’s commitment to allocating 0.7% of gross national income to overseas development assistance. [46847/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, including the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46846/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a schedule of the upcoming meetings provided for under the Good Friday Agreement. [37472/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the latest meetings of the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement. [46324/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the work his Department has done on the crisis of the Tigrayan people in Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46371/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of refugees Ireland will take in from Afghanistan; the timeline for their arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44567/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the humanitarian assistance Ireland will provide to the people of Afghanistan; the timeline for its roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44568/21]
• 2021-09-15
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  Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 92–59
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person [details supplied] is included on the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42419/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the availability for the EU Digital COVID Certificate to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39411/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when processing will resume for the foreign births register; if applications can be submitted currently; the approximate turnaround time for an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38228/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the EU jobs strategy of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33048/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33047/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he will continue his engagement with the new leaders of the two major Unionist parties in Northern Ireland. [27648/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his priorities for the forthcoming Generation Equality Forum; if Ireland will make a policy commitment on comprehensive sexuality education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31967/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a foreign birth registration application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30970/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the processing of foreign births will resume given the easing of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30971/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the criteria for urgent applications to the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30972/21]
• 2021-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has considered backdating entries to the foreign births register due to the delays in processing births due to Covid-19 restrictions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28556/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has responded to the invitation from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe to send election observers to Armenia ahead of the June 2021 general election there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28032/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the recent meeting of the United Nations Security Council. [27999/21]
• 2021-05-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Foreign Births Register will reopen; the length of the backlog; the length of time he expects it will take to clear it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26821/21]
• 2021-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the work he is carrying out on Belarus; if his Department has engaged with the ambassador regarding the detention of protestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26348/21]
• 2021-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had engagement with his UK counterpart regarding the detention of EU citizens in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26387/21]
• 2021-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 337 of 5 May 2021, his views on whether it is appropriate to engage with the Georgian and Ukrainian Ambassadors regarding their engagement with Dublin City University given that the Ambassadors have sought to engage him on this issue by sending several letters to his Department and other Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26406/21]
• 2021-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied) in 2021 and 2022 in view of the recent announcement by the UK Government that it plans to implement an approximate 85% funding cut to the programme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25194/21]
• 2021-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to increase Ireland's core contribution to an organisation (details supplied) in 2021 and 2022 in view of the recent announcement by the UK Government that it will cut £12 million from its core operating funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25195/21]
• 2021-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent decision by the UK Government to implement devastating funding cuts to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25196/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the communication he has had with both the Northern Ireland Executive and UK Government following recent events in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23954/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding Ireland has provided to help developing countries access Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23953/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the Georgian and Ukrainian Governments in view of their ambassadors’ attempts to influence academic teaching in DCU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22606/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the communication he has had with the UK Government on the possibility of the holding of a meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. [22607/21]
• 2021-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has considered recognising the murder of up to one and a half million Armenians from 1915-1917 as genocide as was recently done by the President of the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23163/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on an incident in which a journalist has had to leave China due to pressure from the Chinese authorities (details supplied); if he has engaged with the Chinese ambassador on this incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18587/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the treatment of Christians, Baha’i and other religious minorities in Iran and in particular the recent summons to prison in Tehran of Christians for the crime of belonging to a house church; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17832/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications that were processed in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16414/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications that were processed by the Irish Embassy in London in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16415/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of new passport applications that were processed by the Irish Embassy in London in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16416/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the latest sanctions announced by the European Union on China on 22 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17351/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has sought to meet with Ambassador He Xiangdong following the sanctions announced by the European Union on China on 22 March 2020. [17352/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent engagement with Ambassador He Xiangdong following the sanctions announced by the European Union on China on 22 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17353/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he plans to take to reinstate the service provided by the Apostille Office to authenticate documents in a timely manner given it is taking upwards of four weeks to carry out the same task; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14170/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent engagements with his counterpart in the United Kingdom; if recent concerns regarding the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14613/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent engagements with his European counterparts; if concerns regarding the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol have been discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14614/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent engagements with the Northern Ireland Executive; if the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol has been discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14615/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent engagements with his counterpart in the United States of America; if the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol has been discussed; if Brexit and its impact on Ireland has been discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14616/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the work his Department has carried out regarding the detention of a person (details supplied) in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14618/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with his European counterparts regarding the forthcoming ratification of a new investment deal with China given the concerns regarding human rights violations in China and Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14619/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of Ireland's membership of the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14620/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has considered altering the requirement for a person to register on the foreign births register before the next generation’s birth in order to avail of Irish citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13030/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the suspension of processing of foreign birth registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11871/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the processing of foreign birth registrations to resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11872/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to ensure the foreign births register staff are contactable and applicants can receive an update on their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken to his UK counterpart regarding the premature triggering of Article 16 by the European Commission. [7289/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of communications with his colleagues in the European Commission to ensure that the premature triggering of Article 16 was an isolated incident. [7288/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with his colleagues in the EU to ensure the triggering of Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol by the European Commission was an isolated incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7294/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with his counterpart in the United Kingdom following the triggering of Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7295/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with the Northern Ireland Executive following the triggering of Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7296/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken in response to the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7354/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which Irish diplomats are being encouraged to apply for European external action service posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5035/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of his engagement with the Chinese Government with regard to the treatment of the Uighurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5407/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of his engagement with the Chinese Government with regard to the protests and arrests that took place during and after the 2019-2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy protests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5408/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of his engagement with the Belarusian Government in relation to the ongoing human rights abuses and the regular mass arrests of political opposition members that have been taking place over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5409/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress in the meetings of the UN-facilitated constitutional committee in Geneva; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5410/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to engage with the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Mark Lowcock, regarding the pending risk of large-scale famine in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5411/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with Her Excellency Ms Geraldine Byrne Nason on her work as chair of the Somalia sanctions committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5412/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a person (details supplied) will receive a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4798/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department plans to introduce vaccination passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3881/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the purpose and benefits of the new EU capacity building programme, Access Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4132/21]
• 2021-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the joint consultative working group established upon the withdrawal of the UK from the EU to be fully established and meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3017/21]
• 2021-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number Irish citizens resident in Hong Kong and registered with the Irish consulate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3134/21]
• 2021-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the processing of passport applications to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a report on the activity of the Consulate General of Ireland in Frankfurt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2517/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans in place to increase Ireland's diplomatic presence within EU institutions post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to increase Ireland's diplomatic presence within EU member states post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2519/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if additional civil servants will be seconded to EU institutions post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2520/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the new EU jobs strategy can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2521/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on new plans to require a negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2588/21]
• 2021-01-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the individual cost of each Get Brexit Ready communication campaign since they were introduced in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2036/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts that have been made to secure the release of a person (details supplied) from prison in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1098/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of calls that have been made to his Department’s Brexit helpline for Irish citizens living overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1099/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of calls that have been made to his Department’s Brexit helpline from Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1100/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions taken following the mass arrest of pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1510/21]
• 2020-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated funding that will be allocated to the United Nations Population Fund in 2021; if funding to same will increase between 2021 and 2030, inclusive, in line with the overall overseas development assistance budget increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44205/20]
• 2020-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if funding was provided to the UNFPA Supplies, the United Nations Population Fund's thematic programme dedicated to expanding access to family planning in 2020; if he plans to allocate funding to this programme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44206/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Irish citizens or businesses based in Hong Kong have been affected by the rise in the freezing of bank accounts of those linked to pro-democracy protests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43246/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the response of his Department to the recent rise in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43247/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland is taking in relation to the ongoing crisis in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41140/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if action has been taken regarding the arrest of a person (details supplied) in Egypt as part of a crackdown on human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39784/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the interactions he has had with the Irish Embassy in Egypt regarding the arrest of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39785/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the preparations that have been made ahead of Ireland joining the UN Security Council in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38070/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the interaction he has had with his European Council colleagues on the EU budget for 2021 to 2027; and when it will receive consent from the Council. [36657/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Ministers who participated in Armistice and Remembrance Sunday services in an official capacity in 2020. [37759/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with his counterparts on the General Affairs Council regarding Brexit being a factor in funds allocated under the Covid-19 recovery fund. [33505/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of trade negotiations between the European Union and United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34982/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had dealings on an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37600/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that have been had at European Council level on the ongoing situation in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37673/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he hopes to open an embassy in Ghana; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37674/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the State recognises Joe Biden as the winner of the US Presidential election and the President-elect of the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37675/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the co-operation that exists between Ireland and Serbia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37676/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the co-operation that exists between Ireland and North Macedonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37677/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the co-operation that exists between Ireland and Albania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37678/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the co-operation that exists between Ireland and Norway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37679/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the co-operation that exists between Ireland and Iceland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37680/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the co-operation that exists between Ireland and Switzerland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37681/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the co-operation that exists between Ireland and Bosnia and Herzegovina; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37682/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the co-operation that exists between Ireland and Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37683/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts that have been made to secure an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37684/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37685/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a full report on the activities of the Irish consulate in Edinburgh including staffing numbers; if there is capacity to grow the consulate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37686/20]
• 2020-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that have been had at European Council level on the ongoing security crisis in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37672/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to support the diversity and gender balance on the committee that oversees the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36180/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the European Court of Auditors report which advocates for an overhaul of the way in which the EU recruits to the EU Civil Service; if this could be of benefit to Ireland and the pending EU jobs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36303/20]
• 2020-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he has taken in relation to the ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34399/20]
• 2020-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the All Ireland consultative forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34411/20]
• 2020-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland on the future enlargement of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34412/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the suspending of Irish contributing election observers to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32389/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland will take to move in line with the priorities outlined in the European Commission 2021 work programme by President Ursula von der Leyen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33033/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if action has been taken or considered in view of the targeting of Azerbaijani citizens by the Armenian Government in the missile attacks on Ganja; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33208/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the Turkish Government in relation to recent worrying comments regarding France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33382/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when it is planned for the British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference to meet next; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33383/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance Ireland has provided to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33384/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to open an embassy in either Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33385/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements he has had with Science Foundation Ireland in relation to its participation in the Ireland House strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33661/20]
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that have been held with the UK and Welsh Governments with regard to the Brexit preparedness of ports such as Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32041/20]
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the engagement with the Chinese Government in relation to the treatment of the Uighurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32043/20]
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the European Commission’s article seven actions against Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32044/20]
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the European Commission’s article seven actions against Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32045/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the engagement with the Chinese Government in relation to the continuing rule of law crisis in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32042/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeline for Ireland’s adoption of the EU traffic light system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31070/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current wait time for an online passport application; the reason for backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31211/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish financial aid given abroad in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by country, in tabular form. [31212/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland has taken to support the rights of the Belarussian people to access free and fair elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31214/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent steps Ireland has taken to show opposition to the Hong Kong security law imposed from Beijing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31215/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans there to extend Ireland’s diplomatic footprint through the EU and the world in order to forge new alliances post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27752/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to show solidarity with the people of Belarus at this time of unrest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27751/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement held with the European Commission and other EU agencies to prepare for Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26727/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will advocate for the State contributing to the legal bill of after their legal case of persons (details supplied) with the British Home Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26371/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken in response to the withdrawal of Poland from the Istanbul Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23300/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to reinforce the commitment to the rule of law throughout the EU in view of the worrying developments in some member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether European Union member states that do not respect the rule of law should be banned from receiving aid from the EU coronavirus recovery fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to promote democracy and the rule of law in Hungary following revelations from an organisation (details supplied) that Hungary is no longer a democratic state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23303/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has voiced concerns about the ongoing violence and unrest in the United States of America over previous months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23304/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of diplomatic personnel from Ireland currently posted overseas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19687/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to suspending the extradition agreement with Hong Kong following the imposition of a new national security law by Beijing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18114/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the strategy to maintain and expand the special relationship between Ireland and the United Kingdom in the post-Brexit relationship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18113/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparation that has been undertaken to prepare for the Conference on the Future of Europe. [19133/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of new embassies and consulates that have opened over the past 12 months; if Covid-19 has delayed the opening of planned embassies and consulates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18333/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the ongoing work to prepare for Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the concerning activities relating to the murder of an investigate journalist (details supplied) in Malta; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19129/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the commitment to forge alliances with other EU Member States with which Ireland shares common goals and interests as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19138/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of supports provided to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19139/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a comprehensive overview will be provided of the proposed Ireland house strategy for diplomatic missions abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19140/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details on the role and activity of Ireland as an observer of L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19141/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a progress report on the 2020 diaspora policy will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19142/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the planned referendum on extending the franchise at Presidential elections to Irish citizens living abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19143/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to Ireland joining the Arctic Council as an observer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19144/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be processed and supplied in view of a delay of almost five months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17316/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has engaged with the Chinese authorities regarding events in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15100/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who completed an official traineeship in the European Commission in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15102/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who undertook the EU Concours competition in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15103/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who passed the EU Concours competition in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15104/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish civil servants who are currently on secondment to EU institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15105/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the content of the press statement on protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights and promoting gender-responsiveness in the Covid-19 crisis signed by Ireland and other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11726/20]