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]
Topics / Middle East
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsMiddle East
369 questions from 62 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
369
questions
322 written, 47 oral
62
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
17
departments asked
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 36 |
| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 47 |
| May 2025 | 25 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 44 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 50 |
| October 2025 | 32 |
| November 2025 | 22 |
| December 2025 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 19 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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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.
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The questions
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; and if she will make a…
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]
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]
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]
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]
68. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific initiatives Ireland is supporting at EU and UN level to prevent further escalation of the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran. [38230/26]
82. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline her Department’s assessment of the wider economic and trade security implications of the west Asia crisis with international shipping route disruptions; her engagement at EU level on these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38268/26]
158. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade she will raise the case of a person (details supplied) currently being detained in the United Arab Emirates with her UAE counterpart; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38481/26]
166. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she and her Department are taking to ensure the safety of the Irish citizens aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38694/26]
32. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the kidnapping of Irish citizens in international waters by Israeli forces; and the reason she did not take action to support them under the humanitarian relief carve-out of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006. [33325/26]
41. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the 21 Irish people participating in the 2026 Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza; the engagement her Department has had to ensure the safe passage through international waters of these Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32647/26]
157. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the number of buildings that were built or part-funded with the assistance of the Government of Ireland in the State of Palestine that have been destroyed or removed; if he is aware of who has destroyed or stolen those buildings paid for by the Irish tax payer; and the response he has issued to the destruction and theft…
158. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of the infrastructure that has been built with the assistance of the Government of Ireland in the West Bank and Gaza; and the value of the infrastructure that has been destroyed or stolen in the State of Palestine in the past ten years, by year, in tabular form. [27714/26]
79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her interactions with the European Union following the United States’ illegal attack on Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter [22941/26]
84. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the measures that she is undertaking to assist Irish citizens living in the Gulf region amidst the ongoing conflict in the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23059/26]
85. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s position on the incursions into southern Lebanon by Israel and the displacement of over a million people by Israel in Lebanon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22943/26]
88. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025. [22432/26]
91. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department is monitoring the potential impact of ongoing conflict in the Middle East on global oil supply and energy security; the contingency planning in place to address any disruption that may affect Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22929/26]
98. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the war in Iran and the Gulf region; the welfare of Irish citizens in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23096/26]
99. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the progress of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22986/26]
108. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she has with Iraqi authorities on the return of an Irish resident (details supplied) to their family in Ireland from Iraq. [21551/26]
110. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in bringing forward the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; the timeline for this to come before Dail Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22962/26]
116. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the action her Department has taken to date to ensure Ireland’s trade relationship with Middle Eastern regions has continued and stabilised since the start of the war in Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22373/26]
117. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the return of an Irish resident (details supplied) to their family in Ireland from Iraq; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21550/26]