Patrick Costello

Green Party · Dublin South-Central

Activity on Foreign Affairs — 160 events (2 lobbying · 157 questions · 1 votes) full profile →

• 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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  Trócaire 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Cross-cutting issues of corporate power, climate justice, humanitarian & ODA
  • Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
• 2024-10-15
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he can provide an update on the passport application of a person (details supplied). [41066/24]
• 2024-09-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to the ‘Ireland House’ model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38307/24]
• 2024-09-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff, and their grade currently, employed within Irish Aid, highlighting if they are employed on a part- or full-time basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38308/24]
• 2024-09-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff, and their grade currently, employed within his Department, highlighting if they are employed on a part- or full-time basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38309/24]
• 2024-09-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of vacancies, including the grade, within his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38310/24]
• 2024-09-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff, and their grade currently, within his Department that are not currently working within his Department due to being seconded to a different Department, EU institution or organisation, or if they are on parental/maternity leave, career break or long-term sick leave, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38311/24]
• 2024-09-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a breakdown of the Irish embassies which are considered ‘hardship postings’, highlighting either the points allocation or the level of assigned hardship, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38312/24]
• 2024-09-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the system of tax-free allowances paid to civil servants assigned to Irish missions abroad; the way in which they are calculated; the annual cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38313/24]
• 2024-09-09
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is compliant with the European Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 in relation to checks on US military at Shannon Airport on goods destined for Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/24]
• 2024-07-23
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31364/24]
• 2024-07-11
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will personally raise the issue of Casement Park in his first meeting with the new British prime minister and Northern Ireland secretary of state to ensure the funding needed is committed and the project completed in time to host the upcoming European soccer championships as proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30601/24]
• 2024-07-11
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will personally raise the issue of legacy issues in his first meeting with the new British prime minister and Northern Ireland secretary of state, specifically to ensure that the Labour Party commitment to revoke the previous amnesty under Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act is repealed, and explicitly to push for the establishment of the independent commission on information retrieval agreement by both governments and the parties in the North under the Stormont House Agreement. [30602/24]
• 2024-06-27
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take at both national and European level to ensure peace and justice for Armenia; if he will seek to increase the EU observer mission in the region; if he will seek accountability for Azerbaijan for its crime of ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27495/24]
• 2024-06-27
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will work with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications to continue the tradition of working against nuclear proliferation and use the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency general conference to address the issue of Israeli nuclear weapons, which given Israel's history of aggression, are as much a threat to the peace and stability of the region as the Iranian nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27522/24]
• 2024-06-11
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the next recruitment intake of Third Secretaries will take place; the number of roles likely to be recruited for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24827/24]
• 2024-06-11
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of all agreements, treaties and conventions Ireland has with Morocco, both bilateral and as a member of the European Union. [24973/24]
• 2024-06-11
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a breakdown of international development assistance funding provided to each country in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25162/24]
• 2024-06-11
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the 2023 Irish Aid Climate and Environmental Finance Report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25163/24]
• 2024-06-11
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the 2023 Irish Aid Annual Report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25164/24]
• 2024-06-11
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the commitment to providing at least €225 million per year in climate finance to developing countries by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25165/24]
• 2024-05-28
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to reach the 0.7% of gross national income for overseas development assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23950/24]
• 2024-05-28
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on international engagements carried out by the Minister for International Development and the Diaspora carried out since the start of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23952/24]
• 2024-05-28
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on his Department's engagements and general relations between Ireland and Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23953/24]
• 2024-05-09
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the proposed air dropping of aid in Gaza. [20749/24]
• 2024-05-09
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a timeline for the recognition of Palestine. [20748/24]
• 2024-04-09
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts his Department are making to ensure the ICJ meet to assess the accountability of Israel in relation to the preliminary ruling issued in the South African case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14800/24]
• 2024-03-20
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if in line with the recent report of Operation Kenova in Northern Ireland, he will advocate for a national day of commemoration on 21 June, for all of those who lost their lives during the Troubles on the islands of Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12458/24]
• 2024-03-20
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland's position on the Egyptian authorities charging Gazans thousands of dollars to gain entry to their state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13129/24]
• 2024-02-27
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what actions Irish diplomatic representatives in Morocco have taken to support the United Nations process and support efforts to bring about a definitive and mutually acceptable political settlement with regard to Western Sahara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/24]
• 2024-02-27
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will upgrade the diplomatic status of Western Sahara and, if he will establish an Irish diplomatic presence in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8927/24]
• 2024-02-27
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will establish an embassy in Algeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8928/24]
• 2024-02-08
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts made to ensure that Irish passport cards are compatible with e-gates in other European and EEA states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5775/24]
• 2024-01-30
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland's position in relation to military operations conducted by the Pakistani state in Balochistan and the alleged human rights abuses being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/24]
• 2024-01-30
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the specific areas in which Ireland could enact sanctions unilaterally on other countries or individuals, without breaching European Union agreements or legal frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4068/24]
• 2024-01-30
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to Ireland pushing for the EU to impose a travel ban and asset freeze on violent settlers; the reason for the difference between settlers, violent or non-violent, given that Dáil Éireann recognises Israeli settlements as the "de facto annexation" of Palestinian land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4069/24]
• 2024-01-25
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs given the latest repeated rejection by the Israeli government of Palestinian statehood and the statement by Prime Minister Netanyahu that all territory west of the Jordan River would be under Israeli control, and if the minister will recognise now that state of Palestine. [3226/24]
• 2023-12-13
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Government's policy on the use of foreign-bestowed, non-elected titles, such as 'Sir' and 'Dame'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55481/23]
• 2023-12-06
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Constitution, how many Irish citizens have applied for permission to receive a title from a foreign state, in tabular form, since the constitution came into being, broken down by year; whether such an application was accepted or not; and the state that proposed to grant the title. [54042/23]
• 2023-12-06
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what penalties, if any, exist for those who are in breach of Article 40.2.2 of the Constitution and accept foreign titles without Irish Government permission. [54043/23]
• 2023-11-16
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is compliant with the European Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 in relation to checks on US military at Shannon Airport on goods destined for Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50301/23]
• 2023-11-16
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department is carrying out checks at Shannon Airport on US military vehicles which are stopping off enroute to Israel and other jurisdictions; if so, the number that have taken place in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50300/23]
• 2023-11-16
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider instructing Ireland's Permanent Representative to the UN to call for an Emergency UN General Assembly under the Uniting for Peace Resolution, as the UN Security Council has failed to adequately act as required to maintain international security and peace in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50316/23]
• 2023-11-16
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to bring forward the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 to Third Stage in Dáil Éireann, given the ongoing crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and his party’s previous support for the Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50367/23]
• 2023-11-07
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the current Irish Aid provided to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs work in Palestine; how this aid is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48035/23]
• 2023-11-07
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to Ireland’s role and actions in the ongoing crisis in Gaza; the engagements he has had with other EU Ministers for Foreign Affairs in relation to this crisis; what further steps he believes the EU should take in relation to alleviating the ongoing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48037/23]
• 2023-11-07
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on any interactions he has had with EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi in relation to EU-Palestinian aid payments; and if he believes the Commissioner position to be tenable given recent events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48038/23]
• 2023-11-07
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the statements made and actions taken by the Israeli Embassy and its staff in recent days; if he believes that these statements and actions are appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48041/23]
• 2023-11-07
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if, given the statement by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, outlining that the ICC has jurisdiction over possible war crimes carried out in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel (details supplied), if he will push for the ICC to open an investigation into potential war crimes in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48052/23]
• 2023-11-07
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will engage with the International Court of Justice to provide Ireland's opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories in February 2024; what this opinion will entail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48053/23]
• 2023-10-12
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the way his Department applies the whole-of-Government approach regarding Ireland's policy on differentiation between Israel and the illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land; the practical steps his Department takes in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44620/23]
• 2023-09-28
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs following his recent trip to the Middle East, if he believes that a two-state solution is still possible, and what steps Ireland will take individually and at a European level to realise a two-state solution in the face of continued breaches of international law by Israel, ongoing illegal settlement building and expansion, forcible transfer of the Palestinian population by Israel and escalating settler violence with government support. [41757/23]
• 2023-09-28
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what action Ireland will take individually and at a European level in response to renewed aggression by Azerbaijan against Armenia, including military attacks on civilian areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41756/23]
• 2023-09-28
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has studied polling (details supplied) reporting that 10% of the State’s population were victims of the Troubles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41904/23]
• 2023-09-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will recognise the State of Palestine in the lifetime of this Government; and if so, if he will lay out a timeline for this to happen. [41124/23]
• 2023-09-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will pursue legal action against the British government over the passing of the Legacy Bill in Westminster; if he has consulted the Attorney General on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41161/23]
• 2023-07-25
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of issuing an individual passport to the State. [35916/23]
• 2023-06-15
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will commit to using the upcoming budget to ensure that UNWRA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) will receive adequate funding so their essential work can continue unabated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28214/23]
• 2023-05-23
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of Ireland’s pledged contribution to the European Peace Facility that has actually been transferred out of Exchequer accounts; and the amount that has been spent to date on non-lethal military aid/assistance [24722/23]
• 2023-04-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the recognition of the state of Palestine will take place; and his views on the failure to do so during the 32nd Dáil (details supplied). [19632/23]
• 2023-04-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will recognise the Armenian genocide of 2015; if he will consult the Attorney General in relation to any legal concerns he may have about doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/23]
• 2023-04-18
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport for a child (details supplied) will issue on time for a school trip abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16090/23]
• 2023-03-21
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will release all his Departmental files to the National Archives regarding the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases in relation to proposals for gay law reform which resulted in a landmark judgement and decriminalisation thirty years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13751/23]
• 2023-03-21
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take either alone or through the European Union to uphold international law in the Lachin corridor to protect Armenian citizens currently facing blockade and starvation in the area, and to ensure the opening of the Lachin corridor (details supplied). [13968/23]
• 2023-03-21
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs given the recent transfer of jurisdiction for the Israeli civil administration in occupied Palestine away from military command, if he will now accept that de jure annexation of occupied Palestine by Israel is now happening; if he still believes de facto annexation is taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13986/23]
• 2023-03-07
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on work towards achieving the SDG targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11426/23]
• 2023-03-02
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he considers the unequal treatment of Palestinians in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territory, as well as the discriminatory practices towards the Palestinian people on a regular basis, as crimes against humanity which the international community is obliged to oppose and to act, individually and collectively, to end. [10646/23]
• 2023-03-02
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he agrees with the former Attorney General of Israel (details supplied) that this is now a one-state reality, with two different peoples living with unequal rights, and that Israel's entire society is implicit in this unjust reality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10647/23]
• 2023-02-21
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being made by his Department to assist in the repatriation of the remains of a person (details supplied) to Ireland. [8139/23]
• 2023-02-21
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being made to support a person (details supplied) who has been imprisoned in Iran since 3 October 2022 to return to Ireland.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8466/23]
• 2023-02-08
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite legislation for the establishment of an independent commission on information retrieval as committed to under the Stormont House Agreement, and propose a timeline for the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5962/23]
• 2023-01-31
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how he will implement the Programme for Government commitment to respond to the annexation of occupied Palestine by Israel. [4381/23]
• 2023-01-31
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being made by his Department to respond to the violence and aggression by Azerbaijan towards Armenia, including the invasion of Armenia and the besieging and starvation of Armenians. [4382/23]
• 2023-01-18
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reports that the Israeli Army has informed Palestinian officials of their imminent plans to forcibly displace more than 1,000 Palestinian residents, including more than 500 children in the Masafer Yatta area of the Southern Occupied West Bank; if he agrees that such forcible transfer of protected residents is a war crime under the Geneva Convention and therefore a grave breach of international humanitarian and human rights laws; the action the Irish Government proposes to take to seek to address this systematic oppression against Palestinians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2140/23]
• 2023-01-18
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position on the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories Bill 2018); if he will seek to pass it; if he will seek updated legal advice from the new Attorney General; the way that he intends to fulfil Ireland’s obligations under international law around the ongoing illegal occupation of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2143/23]
• 2022-11-08
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a list of options available to the EU and member states, in relation to the destruction of Irish-Aid funded projects by Israel, to secure compensation and protect aid for vulnerable communities in area C, including deduction of the taxpayer’s money lost in demolitions from funding for EU-Israel bilateral cooperation be provided and if the Irish Government will demand implementation of concrete measures to secure compensations in the European Council, going beyond the exhausted diplomatic and political options. [54778/22]
• 2022-11-08
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the most recent report by Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55182/22]
• 2022-10-06
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that Ireland is taking in its role on the United Nations Security Council in relation to Western Sahara. [48633/22]
• 2022-10-04
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will seek a human rights observation mandate for MINURSO when its mandate comes for renewal at the United Nations Security Council in October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47939/22]
• 2022-10-04
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will put in place sanctions given the unprovoked invasion of Armenia by Azerbaijan; if he will seek sanctions at an European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47960/22]
• 2022-09-29
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the aid that will be provided for internally displaced civilians in Armenia, given the invasion by Azerbaijan of Armenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47792/22]
• 2022-09-14
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the additional steps that he now proposes to take in order to help create the circumstances where Ireland’s recognition of the state of Palestine would progress efforts to reach a solution in the Middle East peace process and protect the integrity of Palestinian territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44562/22]
• 2022-09-08
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts that are being made by him and his Department to have the United States government appoint a special envoy to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42011/22]
• 2022-09-08
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he will be implementing under Budget 23 to increase overseas aid to reach the target of 0.7% of GNI in overseas aid in line with commitments in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42667/22]
• 2022-07-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of posts advertised by his Department through the mobility scheme at assistant principal and principal officer levels to date in 2022, in tabular form; the title of each post advertised, the number of applicants for each post, the number of applicants shortlisted for interview, if a suitable applicant was identified for the post; and if not, the way that the post was filled. [39882/22]
• 2022-06-14
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 19 May 2022, the efforts that he has made at European Union and United Nations level to promote and advance such a consensus rather than simply raising the issue of Israel’s compliance with international law (details supplied); his views on whether Ireland is in a strong position at European Union and United Nations level to show leadership in this respect; his views on whether the Irish people would support such an initiative; if he will table such a proposal in view of the deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29111/22]
• 2022-06-14
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has taken an appeal (details supplied) to the Supreme Court solely for the purpose of seeking confirmation of the applicability of citizenship to children under the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. [30376/22]
• 2022-05-24
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will urgently provide an update on the passport applications of persons (details supplied) which are currently one month overdue based on the online tracking form and that are needed for flights on 1 June 2022. [26556/22]
• 2022-05-19
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the difference between breaches of international law by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and those by Israel as part of its illegal occupation of Palestine; the response to Israel's occupation and oppression of Palestinians he would regard as appropriate; if he regards restrictive economic measures as an appropriate response in instances of illegal occupation and annexation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25422/22]
• 2022-04-26
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  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding that is allocated by his Department, either directly or through the distribution of European Union funding to groups based in Northern Ireland by the amount received by each group in each of the past three years in tabular form. [19990/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the proposals contained in a recent report (details supplied); his views on whether the proposal that this entire situation should be referred to the International Criminal Court; his further views on whether an international tribunal should be established to try alleged perpetrators of international crimes; the concrete action he intends to take at European Union and United Nations level in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15762/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that his Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community report issued in November 2021. [14005/22]
• 2022-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the passport office will fully reopen in line with operations pre-March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11812/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the progress made to date with regard to the decision of the IDA to appoint a business development consultant in Israel; if his Department has monitored the IDA's implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as well as the human rights due diligence guidance published by the Minister for Foreign Affairs; if his attention has been drawn to the recent Amnesty report that concludes that Israeli officials have committed the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people; if there have been discussions with Israeli officials concerning the appointment of a business development consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10931/22]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on matters following his recent visit to Palestine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60346/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made during this parliamentary term on the commitment in the Good Friday Agreement to establish a bill of rights for citizens in Northern Ireland. [59309/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Government in view of the British plans to issue an amnesty for troubles related crimes will legislate for legacy mechanisms with specific reference to the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval. [56581/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the preparations the Government is making for the potential triggering of Article 16 by the British Government. [56580/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on adding a human rights observation mandate to MINURSO when it is renewed in October 2021. [42383/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation of the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval contained in the Stormont House Agreement which requires legislation to be passed through Dáil Éireann in the context of the current discussions in relation to legacy issues regarding the Troubles prompted by British proposals of a general amnesty. [42382/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current approximate wait time for first-time passport applicants to receive their passport; and when his Department estimates the wait time will return to its pre-pandemic duration. [45328/21]
• 2021-09-15
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence

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

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an itemised list of sections of the Good Friday Agreement; and the status of the implementation or lack thereof of each section. [42055/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will jointly place a resolution before the UN General Assembly in advance of the COP26 Summit calling for a global ban on fracking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39097/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the provision that has been made for EU Digital COVID Certificates for Irish citizens who have been vaccinated in Canada and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39207/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures he, his Department and the Government are taking to give legislative effect to the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval which requires legislation passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas (details supplied). [40863/21]
• 2021-07-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions the Government will take to ensure that justice is secured for the families of the Bloody Sunday victims by making Soldier F and Soldier B stand trial in view of the announcement that the British public prosecution service will no longer prosecute Soldier F and Soldier B in respect to alleged murders they carried out on Bloody Sunday 1972; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36952/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to ensure the Gaza reconstruction mechanism will support the rebuilding of Gaza following the recent conflict instead of acting as a block to rebuilding as has been the case to date according to local NGOs. [33873/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the legislative timeline for the implementation of the independent commission on information retrieval contained in the Stormont House Agreement and subsequently recommitted to in New Decade, New Approach. [33874/21]
• 2021-06-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the legislation to make provision for the independent commission on information retrieval which is committed to under the Stormont House Agreement, New Decade New Approach and the Programme for Government; and the timeline for its implementation. [30980/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make provisions for parents to apply for passports for their children who are unregistered and without a birth certificate deeming them unable to apply for a passport due to the ongoing HSE hacking issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30952/21]
• 2021-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will use Ireland’s position on the United Nations Security Council to ensure that a United Nations database of companies operating in occupied Western Sahara is established similar to that which currently exists for occupied Palestine. [29907/21]
• 2021-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the US Senate is considering a draft Bill that targets jurisdictions with inadequate enforcement of data protection law (details supplied); and if he will furnish details of any enquires his Department has made to the US Senate or any other relevant body regarding the potential impact this could have on Ireland. [29156/21]
• 2021-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of the recently announced €1.5 million funding which will be made available to ensure access to education in occupied Palestine in view of the challenges of access to education for Palestinian children, as demonstrated by UNICEF 2018 State of Palestine- Country report on out-of-school children report. [28409/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 18 May 2021, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the OSCE Election Observation Mission to Armenia is headed by an Irish citizen; if, in view of this he will review the decision not to deploy any Irish election observers to these elections especially those observers that are vaccinated against Covid 19; if he will now give active consideration to nominating experience Irish election observers from the current and previous rosters that have experience of elections in Armenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28403/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to replace the 2018 election observation roster; if any preparation work has been done on this to date; if Department officials have been in formal contact with the Public Appointments Service seeking them to organise a professional recruitment competition; if the existing roster can be increased to take account of observers that no longer wish to travel internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28404/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 18 May 2021, if he will explain the reason that insurance premiums are being paid for election observers when no Irish election observers have been deployed for over a year; if, in view of zero deployments he will seek a rebate of premiums paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28405/21]
• 2021-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the importance of international election observation; if he will list by country since February 2020 the election observation missions that the OSCE and EU sought nominations for from his Department; the number nominated in each case; the 2021 budget for election observation; the amount spent to date; if he will nominate Irish election observers from the current and previous rosters that are vaccinated against Covid-19 to OSCE and EU election observation missions in view of ongoing Covid-19 vaccination programmes; when he plans to recruit new observers to the roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26044/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will use Ireland’s position on the UN Security Council to ensure a human rights observation mission is added to MINURSO mandate when it is renewed in October 2021. [24788/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 28 April 2021, if he will address a series of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24334/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will use Ireland’s position on the United Nations Security Council to ensure a human rights observation mission is added to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara mandate when it is renewed in October 2021. [24700/21]
• 2021-05-06
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a commitment will be given to stop the policy of automatically cancelling first-time passport applications from children after six months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23314/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he has taken to oppose any annexation or plans to apply Israeli sovereignty over territory which is part of Occupied Palestine in view of the commitments in the Programme for Government that Ireland’s interests are best served by active and engaged membership of the European Union and to give leadership within the EU. [20435/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised the matter of illegal settlements in occupied Palestine officially with his EU partners in view of the present situation of continual efforts by Israel to create illegal settlements in Occupied Palestine which the Israeli Prime Minister has clearly indicated his intention that they will be permanent. [20436/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the immediate steps he plans to take at the UN Security Council to oppose the illegal Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take to help ensure a meaningful election observation to ensure free and fair elections take place in the upcoming Palestinian legislative council election in view of the statement by EU Representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (details supplied). [20544/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that he has taken to prevent the targeting of EU-funded aid structures by Israel and subsequently condemn those given UN reports (details supplied) that in the first two months of 2021 the targeting of EU-funded aid structures by Israel tripled compared with the monthly average in 2020; the penalties Ireland and the EU will implement in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20545/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the projected cost to the State of the implementation of the independent commission on information retrieval as committed to by the Government under the Stormont House Agreement. [16583/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions taken by Ireland on the UN Security Council to progress the holding of an independence referendum in Western Sahara. [17591/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the appointment of an UN special envoy to Western Sahara. [17592/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assessments made by the EU on the impact of the ongoing delay on the Suez Canal on the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to the EU. [17594/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the implementation of each point of Annex B: Irish Government Commitments in the New Decade, New Approach agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11037/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the full details in the 2019 annual report of overseas development aid disbursements, that are usually included as annexes in previous reports, are to be published by his Department. [2267/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts was assured by Irish Aid officials that an election observers competition fully met public standards when the competition was conducted without an equality section or accommodations for disability; the reason the forms were not marked by a person independent of Irish Aid; the reason almost all marks were allocated on five competencies by serving or retired officials who had no actual experience of election observation; the reason a senior official decided that disability could not be considered in the competition; the reason a formal notice was issued stating the consideration of disability would be unfair to other candidates; the reason the appeal mechanism was only a numerical check of the marks of candidates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45025/20]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which it is possible for an Irish election observer to obtain top marks in independent tests with the official election bodies of OSCE and EU yet the same tests administered by Irish Aid officials on a candidate (details supplied) placed the candidate much lower than other Irish observers who failed the OSCE and EU tests; his views on whether this suggests flaws in the competition run by his Department; his further views on whether the matter should be independently investigated; if so, if an independent investigation will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45026/20]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress by his Department in securing the return of a person (details supplied) detained in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43750/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures his Department takes to capture information on disability provided by election observers; and the way in which the data collected in the EU and Organization for Security and Co-operation in European, OSCE, profiles, the only criteria for selection of election observers, is incorporated in his Department's selection of observers. [43062/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the legal rights in regard to disability possessed by persons serving as election observers who have been nominated by his Department; the number of disabled observers on the roster; his Department’s obligations to persons with disabilities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43063/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) had been placed under statutory investigation and were so when awarded funding of €280,000 in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42320/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to general concerns regarding State funding of charities for which individual child sponsorship is their major operational activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42321/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans for the establishment of a fund for victims and survivors of events of the troubles in Ireland similar to that established in Northern Ireland as the victim's payment scheme. [42378/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the independent commission on information retrieval and the establishment of the body for which legislation was introduced four years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42379/20]
• 2020-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being made on behalf of the Irish Government to further highlight and end the EndSARS campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39616/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take to ensure the inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) takes place in view of a debate in the UK Parliament on same. [38307/20]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the grade at which the chief data protection officer in his Department is employed. [37919/20]
• 2020-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will use the various diplomatic channels open to him to ensure a commissioner is appointed to the Commission for Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland. [37275/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will match funding opportunities between the public and private sector to support civic engagement as part of the shared island unit in particular in those communities most impacted by the Border. [36429/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the realignment by his Department of reconciliation funding in relation to the shared island unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36430/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the statement by the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (details supplied) on legacy issues issued on 18 March 2020. [34596/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans for an independent information commission for information retrieval similar to that contained in the Stormont House Agreement 2014. [34597/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of North-South Ministerial Council meetings held in the past ten years and to date in 2020. [32940/20]
• 2020-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the increase in demolitions and seizures of Palestinian structures in the West Bank (details supplied); the response of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30754/20]
• 2020-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a school in Ras al-Tin near Ramallah (details supplied) that is at risk of imminent demolition; the steps his Department has taken to prevent the demolition of the school and other schools and structures in the West Bank; and the steps his Department has taken to secure compensation for demolished or seized aid. [30755/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date on which and the reason it was decided that embassies would refuse to process the issuing of visas that have been granted for travel here; if this decision was made in relation to all embassies; and if not, the embassies to which it relates. [30003/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if representation has been made on behalf of Ireland to the EU or UN on issues pertaining to restrictions placed on civil liberties for the people of Zimbabwe including the cutting off of the internet and the alleged tampering of elections. [21625/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to prevent the annexation of occupied Palestine by Israel. [18121/20]
• 2020-07-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to expedite the recognition of the state of Palestine before it is too late in view of the threat of annexation by Israel. [18120/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will use its membership of the United Nations Security Council to push for resolution in respect of Western Sahara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15185/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to the ambassador to Russia since 1 April 2020. [15940/20]