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Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to repeated breaches by Israel of the ceasefire in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4883/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
69. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements regarding Israel’s attacks on the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4884/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
70. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of a leaked internal European Union document (details supplied) outlining Israeli war crimes in Gaza; if he has discussed such with his European counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4885/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
71. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements he has had with international partners with regard to the illegal trafficking of arms through sovereign Irish airspace in support of Israel’s genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4886/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
73. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the Israeli bombing of Saana airport; if he has discussed such with the WHO Director General, who was present during the attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4889/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
74. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline his obligations arising from rulings of the International Court of Justice regarding the trade of goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements; if he intends to meet such obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4890/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the United Nations resolutions Ireland has recently co-sponsored alongside the State of Palestine at the United Nations; the purpose of the resolutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4891/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
76. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his engagements regarding the required withdrawal of Israeli military forces from southern Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4892/25]
John Lahart Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
85. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update with regard to the deeply troubling abduction and abuse of a person (details supplied) by the Israeli Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4999/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
5. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the latest Israeli offensive against the occupied West Bank. [4846/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on any recent engagement his Department has had with the EU regarding Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4541/25]
Cathal Crowe Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his plans to pass the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4363/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is planning any engagements with his counterparts in the USA or the EU administrations in relation to Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4492/25]
Pa Daly Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
20. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's position on the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; the timeline for when he expects this Bill to be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4385/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
26. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views in relation to recent comments by President Donald Trump apparently advocating for the forced displacement of Palestinian people from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4444/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
27. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn US President Trump's advocacy of US "ownership" of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4497/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on US President Trump's plan to colonise Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4498/25]
Catherine Connolly Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
37. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeline for the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 that incorporates a ban on imports and services from these areas, supported by the advisory opinion on the illegality of Israel's occupation and settlements issued on July 19 2024 by the International Court of Justice; and if he will make a…
Cathy Bennett Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
39. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with his Cabinet colleagues regarding Ireland's obligations arising from the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and regarding the implications…
Sinéad Gibney Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
57. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement his Department has had with the United States and Israel regarding the statements from the US President on the ethnic cleansing of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4823/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
63. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his efforts to ensure that international journalists will have access to Gaza, Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4284/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
74. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Israel and/or the United States have engaged with him or his Department in the past three months regarding the potential enactment of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; if so, the nature of any such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4808/25]
Paul Murphy Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will instruct his Department to work with an organisation (details supplied) on an order to deliver aid to Gaza in light of the dire humanitarian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3728/25]
Paul Murphy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
36. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn the recent comments by US President Donald Trump advocating for the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to support displaced Palestinian persons and released detainees to return to their homes; the supports being offered to those whose homes have been destroyed, given that 463,000 or 92% of housing units in the territory have been destroyed or severely/partially damaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter…