Middle East
An official questions-paper heading. 363 questions (46 oral, 317 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 3 |
| Feb 2025 | 36 |
| Mar 2025 | 3 |
| Apr 2025 | 47 |
| May 2025 | 25 |
| Jun 2025 | 13 |
| Jul 2025 | 44 |
| Sep 2025 | 50 |
| Oct 2025 | 32 |
| Nov 2025 | 22 |
| Dec 2025 | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 19 |
| Feb 2026 | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 22 |
| Apr 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 299 |
| Finance | 14 |
| Health | 12 |
| Justice | 8 |
| Housing | 3 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3 |
| Enterprise | 3 |
| Public Expenditure | 3 |
| Taoiseach | 3 |
| Children | 3 |
| Agriculture | 2 |
| Culture | 2 |
| Education | 2 |
| Rural | 2 |
| Social | 2 |
| Defence | 1 |
| Transport | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | Middle East |
| 2026-07-02 | Middle East |
| 2026-05-26 | Middle East |
| 2026-05-21 | Middle East |
| 2026-03-26 | Middle East |
| 2025-11-27 | Middle East |
| 2025-11-27 | Middle East |
| 2025-10-21 | Middle East |
| 2025-10-21 | Middle East |
| 2025-10-21 | Middle East |
| 2025-09-18 | Middle East |
| 2025-07-16 | Middle East |
| 2025-07-15 | Middle East |
| 2025-07-10 | Middle East |
| 2025-07-10 | Middle East |
| 2025-07-10 | Middle East |
| 2025-07-10 | Middle East |
| 2025-05-29 | Middle East |
| 2025-05-29 | Middle East |
| 2025-04-01 | Middle East |
| 2025-04-01 | Middle East |
| 2025-02-13 | Middle East |
| 2025-02-11 | Middle East |
| 2025-02-11 | Middle East |
| 2025-02-11 | Middle East |
The questions
Michael Cahill
written
2026-07-28 · to Foreign
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]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-07-28 · to Foreign
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.…
Sinéad Gibney
written
2026-07-28 · to Foreign
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]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2026-07-28 · to Foreign
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]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2026-07-28 · to Foreign
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]
Roderic O'Gorman
oral
2026-07-02 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Heneghan
oral
2026-07-02 · to Foreign
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 …
Sinéad Gibney
oral
2026-07-02 · to Foreign
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]
Joe Neville
oral
2026-07-02 · to Foreign
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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
oral
2026-07-02 · to Foreign
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]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
oral
2026-07-02 · to Foreign
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 statem…
Sinéad Gibney
oral
2026-07-02 · to Foreign
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]
Louis O'Hara
oral
2026-07-02 · to Foreign
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]
Tom Brabazon
written
2026-06-17 · to Foreign
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 rece…
Tom Brabazon
written
2026-06-17 · to Foreign
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 s…
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2026-06-16 · to Culture
540. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the dates on which he or officials in his Department held meetings in the past 12 months with third parties where the subject of the soccer match between Ireland and Israel was discussed; and the names of the organisations or bodies with whom these meetings were held, in tabular form. [45708/26]
Cian O'Callaghan
oral
2026-05-26 · to Finance
145. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure the Irish Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, is fully divested from all companies that are directly and indirectly involved in illegally occupied Palestinian territories, OPT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39699/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
oral
2026-05-21 · to Foreign
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]
Duncan Smith
oral
2026-05-21 · to Foreign
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]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2026-05-21 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-05-21 · to Foreign
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; an…
John Lahart
written
2026-05-21 · to Foreign
42. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department has taken in response to the reported detention of Irish citizens involved in the recent Gaza-bound flotilla; and whether she has expressed any concerns to Israeli authorities regarding the treatment of those Irish citizens. [38229/26]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2026-05-21 · to Foreign
62. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the situation in the West Bank and the recent measures adopted by the Israeli Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38024/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2026-05-21 · to Foreign
65. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she is planning in international forums to oppose recently enacted legislation in Israel sanctioning the death penalty in military courts, effectively targeting Palestinian people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26967/26]
Aindrias Moynihan
written
2026-05-21 · to Foreign
66. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the immediate and emerging risks she has identified to the continuity of international trade flows as a result of the ongoing conflict in west Asia; to outline her engagements with EU partners to mitigate such risks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38269/26]
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