203. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding engagement his Department has had with the Israeli Sailing Association in relation to their attendance at the World Sailing Annual Conference being held in Dún Laoghaire between 7 to 9 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61228/25]
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204. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding engagement his Department has had with the Israeli Sailing Association (ISA) in relation to their attendance at the World Sailing Annual Conference being held in Dún Laoghaire between 7 to 9 November 2025; if any support was provided to this organisation in terms of visa requirements or other travel related req…
211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the progression of Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61689/25]
148. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure Ireland plays a leading role in the restoration of the Palestinian banking system; if he will advocate for the immediate end to the block imposed by Israel of banknotes to Palestinian banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60750/25]
119. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the work his Department has undertaken to ensure the safe evacuation of a family (details supplied) to Ireland from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57773/25]
151. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to address a serious issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59611/25]
154. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to layout his intention to advocate for the release of health workers from Palestine currently detained in prisons in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59801/25]
155. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will advocate for the release of a person (details supplied) that is currently detained in an Israeli prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59802/25]
158. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the recent condemnation of the strikes in Gaza by the Government and the increasing visibility of Ireland in international humanitarian diplomacy, to outline the full cost-assessment of Ireland’s humanitarian support commitments (bilateral and via multilateral agencies) for 2026; and the means by which his Department intends t…
87. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his engagement with the European Union and other allies in regard to the peace deal in the Middle East; the role Ireland will play in delivering aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57172/25]
89. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the context of the recent ceasefire, the steps Ireland is taking to pursue accountability over the genocide in Gaza, and the continued occupation of the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57171/25]
98. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the contact he has had from officials from the Trump administration and elected American politicians in regard to the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57177/25]
99. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will meet with the Irish activists who were on board the Sumud and Thousand Madleen vessels of the freedom flotilla to Gaza to discuss their experiences, and the urgent need for a sustained ceasefire and full humanitarian access to Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57135/25]
106. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the engagement there has been at EU level on the EU-Israel agreement and the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57039/25]
108. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date by which the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; his views on whether there should be no delay in its progression amidst the lull in the conflict; his views on the fact that illegal settlements in the West Bank and East …
109. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps which have been taken by Ireland and the EU to ensure a stable and representative new government develops in Syria that respects minorities and the rule of law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57162/25]
115. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland’s participation in the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57160/25]
121. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking diplomatically at European and UN level to ensure that the peace deal in Gaza respects the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people and protects them against occupation and apartheid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57132/25]
125. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagement to date with the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority (PA); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57025/25]
126. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Government is taking to ensure a lasting ceasefire and a consistent flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza; if he will outline the commitments received from the European Union to apply pressure on Israel to remove barriers to aid distribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57134/25]
139. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent elections in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56949/25]
158. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on his recent engagements in relation to Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57038/25]
190. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or any of his officials received an invitation to attend the multinational Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, that took place on 13 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56825/25]
138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any expenditure incurred by the Department of Foreign Affairs in repatriating or assisting Irish citizens detained by Israeli authorities following recent flotilla activities off Gaza has been recorded as a recoverable advance under the assistance abroad loan scheme or any similar mechanism; if any repayments have been recei…
143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a detailed account of any expenditure incurred by his Department in providing consular, logistical, or financial assistance to Irish citizens who were detained or arrested by Israeli authorities following their participation in recent Flotilla activities bound for Gaza; if he will specify whether his Department ha…