Middle East
An official questions-paper heading. 363 questions (46 oral, 317 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Addressed to
| 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
Conor Sheehan
written
2026-03-18 · to Foreign
35. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown of the cost of the €800 fee for charter flights to evacuate Irish citizens from the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19195/26]
Conor Sheehan
written
2026-03-18 · to Foreign
36. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the Irish charter flights from Dubai cost €800 per person and the reason that figure is double the €400 per person cost of the UK Government flights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19196/26]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2026-03-18 · to Foreign
48. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost of the recent repatriation flight from Oman to Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19665/26]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2026-03-18 · to Foreign
49. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the charge incurred by passengers on the recent repatriation flight was calculated; the reason for the charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19666/26]
Paul Murphy
written
2026-03-03 · to Culture
146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he welcomes the upcoming matches between the Irish football team and the Israel national football team, in light of Israel’s commission of the crime of genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16814/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2026-02-26 · to Foreign
221. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm receipt of a letter from a cross-party group of parliamentarians from Ireland and Britain in relation to the situation in Palestine; the reason no response has been given; and her plans to respond to the proposals set out in the letter. [15742/26]
Cathy Bennett
written
2026-02-10 · to Finance
231. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the progress he has made with regard to divesting State monies from companies which derive profits from their activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. [10076/26]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2026-02-10 · to Foreign
275. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland has raised at EU level the Knesset bills introducing a form of racialised capital punishment against the Palestinian people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10347/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-02-05 · to Foreign
88. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on Ireland's implementation of, and adherence to, the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, which Ireland co-sponsored, arising from the ruling of the International Court of Justice in the case of the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinia…
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2026-02-05 · to Foreign
95. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific commitments Ireland made at the Global Alliance meeting on the two-state solution; the way these commitments will be implemented and monitored over the course of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8620/26]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-02-05 · to Foreign
99. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the specific actions Ireland is currently taking in response to the significant expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including at EU and United Nations level; the way in which Ireland is raising concerns regarding breaches of international humanitarian law and the impact of settlement expansion on t…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2026-02-05 · to Foreign
131. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has made, or plans to make, any representations at European Union level, through international fora on sports, or to the Israeli minister responsible for sport to demonstrate opposition to the proposed demolition of the football pitch at a location (details supplied). [4125/26]
Paul Murphy
written
2026-02-05 · to Enterprise
206. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the value of dual-use goods exported to Israel in 2025 in its entirety; the companies that got licenses, as well as applications that were refused, and who the end users were. [8926/26]
Eoin Hayes
written
2026-01-21 · to Foreign
10. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken by the Department to advocate for the release of a person (details supplied) who faces execution in Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4730/26]
Tom Brabazon
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
213. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the current situation in Iran; and the engagement her Department has had with the European Union in relation to the matter. [3599/26]
Carol Nolan
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
215. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of post codes which she and her Department are giving consideration to prescribing under the terms of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and the total or estimated total geographical area of these post codes. [3706/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
222. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out, in tabular form, the total amount of Exchequer funding provided by Ireland to programmes relating to Gaza and the West Bank from January 2023 to date, broken down by year, funding instrument, recipient organisation, and administering body, and to state the projected allocations to each recipient body to the end of…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
223. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what governance, audit, and compliance conditions are attached to Irish Exchequer funding provided to UNRWA since January 2023, what additional oversight measures have been introduced following international concerns regarding UNRWA governance, and whether any Irish funding has been suspended, redirected, or made conditional …
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
224. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what mechanisms are used by her Department to verify the end-use of Irish humanitarian funding provided to Gaza and the West Bank, whether Ireland operates or participates in any independent verification or tracing system beyond partner self-reporting, and to outline the limitations of current verification arrangements. [3952…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
225. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has conducted any risk assessments since January 2023 regarding the potential diversion or misuse of Irish humanitarian funding provided to Gaza and the West Bank, and if so, to outline the findings, mitigation measures applied, and any changes made to funding delivery models. [3953/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
226. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how many audits, evaluations, or compliance reviews have been conducted since January 2023 in respect of Irish-funded programmes in Gaza and the West Bank, which organisations were audited, whether any material weaknesses or adverse findings were identified, and what corrective actions were taken. [3954/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how her Department assesses value for money in respect of Irish humanitarian funding provided to Gaza and the West Bank, including administrative overheads charged by intermediary organisations, and whether comparative analysis has been undertaken against alternative delivery mechanisms. [3955/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
228. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the extent of direct control exercised by the Irish State over the allocation and distribution of humanitarian funding provided to Gaza and the West Bank, and to state whether she is satisfied that current arrangements provide sufficient accountability to the Irish taxpayer. [3956/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
230. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise recent human rights abuses in Iran with the Iranian Government, and at EU and UN level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4092/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
written
2026-01-20 · to Foreign
231. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if diplomatic efforts have been made following recent events in Aleppo, Syria, where the Kurdish enclaves of Sheikh Maqsoud and Asrafiyeh have come under sustained attack from the interim Syrian government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4147/26]