Questions

125. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government’s assessment of the impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, including tensions involving Iran, on Irish trade; the potential risks to key export sectors and supply chains; the measures being taken to mitigate any disruption to trade flows; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22803/26]

129. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether consideration has been given to establishing a cross-departmental taskforce to coordinate responses to international crises, including demand for repatriation flights; if measures will be put in place to ensure a more proactive approach in supporting Irish citizens abroad during periods of instability; and if she will make a statement on…

145. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to progress the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22946/26]

154. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding continuing Government support to Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23043/26]

35. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown of the cost of the €800 fee for charter flights to evacuate Irish citizens from the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19195/26]

36. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the Irish charter flights from Dubai cost €800 per person and the reason that figure is double the €400 per person cost of the UK Government flights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19196/26]

48. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost of the recent repatriation flight from Oman to Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19665/26]

49. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the charge incurred by passengers on the recent repatriation flight was calculated; the reason for the charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19666/26]

221. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm receipt of a letter from a cross-party group of parliamentarians from Ireland and Britain in relation to the situation in Palestine; the reason no response has been given; and her plans to respond to the proposals set out in the letter. [15742/26]

275. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland has raised at EU level the Knesset bills introducing a form of racialised capital punishment against the Palestinian people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10347/26]

88. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on Ireland's implementation of, and adherence to, the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, which Ireland co-sponsored, arising from the ruling of the International Court of Justice in the case of the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, includi…

95. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific commitments Ireland made at the Global Alliance meeting on the two-state solution; the way these commitments will be implemented and monitored over the course of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8620/26]

99. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the specific actions Ireland is currently taking in response to the significant expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including at EU and United Nations level; the way in which Ireland is raising concerns regarding breaches of international humanitarian law and the impact of settlement expansion on the viability of a tw…

131. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has made, or plans to make, any representations at European Union level, through international fora on sports, or to the Israeli minister responsible for sport to demonstrate opposition to the proposed demolition of the football pitch at a location (details supplied). [4125/26]

10. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken by the Department to advocate for the release of a person (details supplied) who faces execution in Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4730/26]

213. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the current situation in Iran; and the engagement her Department has had with the European Union in relation to the matter. [3599/26]

215. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of post codes which she and her Department are giving consideration to prescribing under the terms of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and the total or estimated total geographical area of these post codes. [3706/26]

222. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out, in tabular form, the total amount of Exchequer funding provided by Ireland to programmes relating to Gaza and the West Bank from January 2023 to date, broken down by year, funding instrument, recipient organisation, and administering body, and to state the projected allocations to each recipient body to the end of 2026. [3950/26]

223. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what governance, audit, and compliance conditions are attached to Irish Exchequer funding provided to UNRWA since January 2023, what additional oversight measures have been introduced following international concerns regarding UNRWA governance, and whether any Irish funding has been suspended, redirected, or made conditional as a result. [3951/2…

224. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what mechanisms are used by her Department to verify the end-use of Irish humanitarian funding provided to Gaza and the West Bank, whether Ireland operates or participates in any independent verification or tracing system beyond partner self-reporting, and to outline the limitations of current verification arrangements. [3952/26]

225. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has conducted any risk assessments since January 2023 regarding the potential diversion or misuse of Irish humanitarian funding provided to Gaza and the West Bank, and if so, to outline the findings, mitigation measures applied, and any changes made to funding delivery models. [3953/26]

226. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how many audits, evaluations, or compliance reviews have been conducted since January 2023 in respect of Irish-funded programmes in Gaza and the West Bank, which organisations were audited, whether any material weaknesses or adverse findings were identified, and what corrective actions were taken. [3954/26]

227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how her Department assesses value for money in respect of Irish humanitarian funding provided to Gaza and the West Bank, including administrative overheads charged by intermediary organisations, and whether comparative analysis has been undertaken against alternative delivery mechanisms. [3955/26]

228. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the extent of direct control exercised by the Irish State over the allocation and distribution of humanitarian funding provided to Gaza and the West Bank, and to state whether she is satisfied that current arrangements provide sufficient accountability to the Irish taxpayer. [3956/26]

230. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise recent human rights abuses in Iran with the Iranian Government, and at EU and UN level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4092/26]