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Humanitarian Aid

64 questions from 32 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 30 September 2026.

64
questions
62 written, 2 oral
32
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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June 20255
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October 20254
November 20254
December 20250
January 20260
February 20266
March 20261
April 20260
May 20261
June 20262
July 202623
August 20260
September 20262
October 20260

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú3 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil16 from 9 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael2 from 2 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party4 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent6 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party4 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity5 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin18 from 9 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 3

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
231. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Israeli authorities temporarily allowing the UN to resume delivery of limited aid into Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27345/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
247. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26982/25]
Brendan Smith Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
264. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his most recent discussions at EU and UN level in regard to the ongoing urgent requirement to get essential and food and medical supplies to people in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28880/25]
Brendan Smith Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
265. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions he has had with countries outside the EU in relation to the provision of essential food and medical supplies to people in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28883/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 15 May 2025 · to Foreign
182. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagements with European counterparts regarding the potential activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to relieve humanitarian disaster in Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24911/25]
Duncan Smith Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
186. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the allocations of €1.5 million to OCHA and UNHCR respectively are the same as those included in Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 3 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19016/25]
Duncan Smith Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
199. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, due to the challenges to the distribution of aid in Burma-Myanmar posed by the military junta, any measures are being taken to ensure the aid being provided will reach the people most in need of assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19017/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
220. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he plans to increase funding to support women's organisations and women’s health organisations globally in line with commitments in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20290/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
175. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland’s response to the devastating earthquake in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16505/25]
Brendan Smith Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the outcomes of recent discussions between Ireland and the United Nations concerning the facilitation and delivery of food aid to Gaza, especially in light of the severe restrictions reported by humanitarian organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/25]
Brendan Smith Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Foreign
7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the specific measures has Ireland advocated for at EU level to ensure the unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies, into Gaza, considering the blockades preventing the delivery of much needed supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14390/25]
Brendan Smith Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Foreign
8. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs given Ireland’s recent pledge of €20 million to UNRWA to provide additional humanitarian aid to Gaza, to outline how this funding will be effectively implemented in light of the growing difficulties in delivering aid to Gaza; the steps being taken to ensure that this aid reaches those most in need, given the obstacles and blockages to the del…
Brendan Smith Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Foreign
13. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there is continuous contact at political and official level with international organisations, including the United Nations and the European Union, concerning the appalling atrocities inflicted on innocent people in Gaza; and also concerning the blocking of essential aid from delivery into Gaza taking into account recent comments of a UN O…
Paul Murphy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Foreign
130. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo; if he will instruct his Department to work with international partners to help bring an end to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12285/25]