Steven Matthews

Green Party · Wicklow

Activity on Foreign Affairs — 76 events (3 lobbying · 72 questions · 1 votes) full profile →

• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • We emailed the 220 public representatives - TDs and Senators - to ask them to sign a statement - "Join UN Rapporteurs to help protect Baha'i Women in Iran."
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Christian Aid Ireland Foreign Affairs

  • Human rights in Israel & the occupied Palestinian territory (IOPT)
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  ActionAid Ireland 2 returns Foreign Affairs

  • Wrote to the Irish delegation and foreign affairs committee ahead of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings regarding the detrimental impacts on poverty, human rights and women’s rights in particular, of the international financial institutions.
  • Sharing new ActionAid research with a number of DPOs which shows that Climate finance grants from the Global North for climate-hit countries are grossly insufficient to support climate action and the necessary transitions. Climate finance grants amount to just 1/20th of the Global South public finance going to fossil fuels and industrial agriculture.
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25617/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21085/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21086/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21087/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21088/24]
• 2024-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21089/24]
• 2024-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18256/24]
• 2023-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the direction his Department is giving to the Irish Embassy at the UN in relation to drafting of the pact for the future document for the UN summit of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52864/23]
• 2023-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45972/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Ireland’s efforts to promote the safety of civilians on both sides in the ongoing Israeli/Palestinian conflict at an EU level; how these diplomatic efforts are being carried out in practical terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45106/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35711/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35716/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33515/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34164/23]
• 2023-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31446/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 30 May 2023, if the passport application can be expedited to rectify a series of clerical errors that will be detailed on the application file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27764/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27770/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28143/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25730/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22798/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22799/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17185/23]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the foreign birth registration application for a person (details supplied) can be reviewed and expedited; and if he will address matters in relation to the delays in this process. [55508/22]
• 2022-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a foreign birth registration (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45285/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42062/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43407/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43408/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39423/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38328/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case (details supplied) of a Zimbabwean national with Irish citizenship who had his or her personal documentation sent to the South African embassy in Dublin as part of an application for an Irish passport; if there is a basis for this process; and if he will clarify the pathway for a passport application for someone in this position. [37841/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35905/22]
• 2022-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33319/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32504/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32548/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32580/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport application for a child (details supplied) given that they are due to travel on 29 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31387/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31424/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29473/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29476/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30814/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27773/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport anomaly in the case of a child (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/22]
• 2022-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26709/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25855/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26399/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26400/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26453/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24930/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22799/22]
• 2022-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21685/22]
• 2022-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21329/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19817/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20120/22]
• 2022-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18583/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15874/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14033/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12401/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12421/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12572/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9099/22]
• 2022-02-16
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8546/22]
• 2022-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7488/22]
• 2022-02-09
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6963/22]
• 2022-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the delay in processing passport applications for first-time passports for children and new citizens; the steps his Department is taking to alleviate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3909/22]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the delay in processing passport applications for first-time passports for children and new citizens; the steps his Department is taking to alleviate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56351/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56164/21]
• 2021-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the foreign birth registration application for a person (details supplied) can be reviewed and expedited; and if he will address matters in relation to the delays in this process. [54796/21]
• 2021-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55013/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50853/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the delay in processing passport applications, in particular first-time passports for children and new citizens; the steps his Department is taking to alleviate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46209/21]
• 2021-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to cases of Afghan citizens who had been long-term residents of Ireland and have a large support network here but who do not hold Irish EU visas and who are currently stuck in Kabul; if advice will be provided to anyone in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46210/21]
• 2021-09-15
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 92–59