198. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department is aware of evacuations from Gaza on 19 October 2026; if she sought for Ireland to be part of those or for seats on those evacuations; if not, the reason; and if she can still seek to be part of same, or if she can still seek another date in advance of mid-November 2026. [74384/26]
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199. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department has taken to evacuate the two Palestinian students whose refusals have been overturned; and the provisional plans it has put in place for the evacuation of others who may be successful, in time for them to arrive to start this academic year. [74383/26]
202. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that the evacuation of Gazan students (details supplied) permitted recently to study in Ireland is taking place on 9 November; and if her Department will allow for the Gazan students awaiting visa decisions to be put on the evacuation list prior to their visa decision. [73992/26]
3. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position regarding the continued illegal settlement construction by Israel on Palestinian territory; and the dialogue she has with EU counterparts regarding same. [69241/26]
59. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she or her officials have had any engagement with Gadi Eisenkot or other opposition leaders in Israel. [62383/26]
60. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the vision that Ireland currently holds for attaining a long-term settlement between Israel and Palestine; the part Ireland will play in contributing to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62384/26]
42. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update regarding the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55252/26]
69. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will include trade in the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 as a means of sanctioning Israel for the suffering and slaughter inflicted on the Palestinian people by the Government and army of Israel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56981/26]
86. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions being taken by her, during Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union, to advance the “two-pronged approach” on economic and political measures against illegal Israeli settlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58491/26]
97. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on the EU-Israeli Association Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59314/26]
98. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on all options for sanctions against Israel; the engagements with other EU states from a point of view of implementing some of the options as a means of sanctioning Israel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59315/26]
7. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will reconsider the exclusion of services from the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50194/26]
8. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific progress that has been made following Ireland's calls at EU level to suspend the trade elements of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and to prohibit trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories; the further diplomatic initiatives Ireland intends to pursue to strengthen the protection of Palestinian civil…
16. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department's position on the findings of the UN independent international commission of inquiry that Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50251/26]
20. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the timeframe after the introduction of Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; when Ireland will see the effects of the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50268/26]
38. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on recent engagement at EU level on the EU-Israel agreement and the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49807/26]
40. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the findings of a UN commission of inquiry to the effect that Israel has deliberately targeted children in the ongoing genocide against Palestinians and that Israeli military operations have continued to cause “unprecedented death, injury and trauma” to Palestinian children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
60. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to end trade in services with the occupied Palestinian territories and bring Ireland in line with the International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50248/26]
65. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48950/26]
7. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has examined the possibility of introducing, at national or EU level, targeted sanctions against individuals, settler organisations, businesses or financial networks that profit from, enable, or facilitate illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory; whether she is aware of the recent decision by the U…
8. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she has engaged with the European Union and EU Member States on the adoption of further EU measures in response to illegal Israeli settlements and violent settler activity in the occupied Palestinian territory, including targeted sanctions, asset freezes, restrictions on financial networks, trade measures relating to settlements and compa…
1. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the current progress on the drafting of the Israeli settlements (prohibition of importation of goods) Bill 2025; if she will outline the recent advice she has received from the Attorney General; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38408/26]
2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a detailed timeline for introducing the Israeli settlements (prohibition of importation of goods) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38523/26]
13. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on and her Department’s response to the seizing of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters by Israeli forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38386/26]
18. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has assessed the humanitarian and security impact of increasing settler activity and restrictions on Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, including access to healthcare, education and essential infrastructure; the engagement Ireland has undertaken with international partners on this issue; and if she will make a…