736. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she or Ministers of State from her Department raised recent breaches of international law by Israel such as cutting off food, water, and electricity to civilian populations in Gaza during recent visits to EU Member States over the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15258/25]
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369 questions from 62 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| October 2026 | 4 |
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838. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he or Ministers of State from his Department raised recent breaches of international law by Israel such as cutting off food, water, and electricity to civilian populations in Gaza during recent visits to EU Member States over the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
137. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Ireland’s obligations to comply with international law with regard to the ongoing genocide in Palestine, particularly with regard to the Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 and the use of Shannon Airport for transporting military aid for Israel; the steps he is taking to meet these obligations; and if he will make a stateme…
140. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 would include a ban on trade in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14759/25]
196. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to the refusal of Israel to grant access to the sovereign State of Palestine to a delegation of the European Parliament to engage with the Palestinian prime minister, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expatriates, EU representatives and civil society, his response and the diplomatic sanctions he intends to introduce in r…
193. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on his engagement with the state of Egypt regarding the thousands of displaced Palestinians in the state and efforts to ensure that they are receiving sufficient humanitarian assistance and have access to services. [7887/25]
325. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the Central Bank is not acting in a manner that might be complicit with genocide given that the bank is continuing to allow Israel to sell Israeli bonds in EU Member States, despite the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide and the ongoing South African case at the I…
9. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the current total number and value of State investments in companies which derive profit from their activities in illegal Israeli settlements; the total number of such investments; his views on whether such investments help entrench and sustain Israel’s illegal occupation; his further views on whether such investments run contrary to rulings of the International Co…
14. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing and amending the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for companies that operate in illegal Israeli settlements. [5223/25]
119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the way the Government is assisting the Gaza paediatric care initiative in carrying out its vital work in providing healthcare to the children of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5323/25]
121. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which Ireland is complying with the International Court of Justice’s non-binding opinion on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, 19 July 2024; the specific actions taken to comply with the UN General Assembly resolution calli…
63. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to recent mass arrests of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4876/25]
66. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to Israel increasing the size and scope of its illegal occupation of Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4881/25]
67. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with his European counterparts regarding the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4882/25]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]