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]
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369 questions from 62 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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322 written, 47 oral
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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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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
234. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify how Irish aid to Palestine is being distributed; how funding and resources have been allocated; how the Government is ensuring that these funds are used to the benefit civilians in Gaza; and the organisations that are in receipt of this funding, in tabular form. [4457/26]
217. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the decision by the Israeli Government to restrict the ability of 37 international humanitarian aid organisations, including respected organisations (details supplied), from operating in the occupied Palestinian territory her views that if Israel is allowed to prevent these organisations from operating, it will have dire consequences f…
2. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on Israel's ordered demolition of a football pitch at the Aida Refugee Camp; the engagement her Department has had with Israel in relation to this matter. [2612/26]
227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list the postal codes located in the so-called "occupied Palestinian territory", including East Jerusalem, which she and her Department are giving consideration to prescribing as such under the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; to state or estimate the total imports to I…
245. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on whether the resolution 2803 is delivering the adequate humanitarian response required in Gaza in conjunction with the 10 October 2025 ceasefire agreement; and if resolution 2803 will provide a path for Palestinian statehood and self-determination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74854/25]
294. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to highlight with her counterpart in Israel a demolition order in the occupied West bank (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2186/26]
778. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1990/26]
26. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action she has taken in relation to the illegal seizing of Irish citizens who were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72671/25]
27. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further action she will take in relation to the illegal seizing of Irish citizens who were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72672/25]
91. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 4 December 2025, the areas of legal uncertainty she is referring to as to whether the inclusion of services is permissible under EU law. [70842/25]
50. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure the Irish Strategic Investment Fund is fully divested from all companies, directly and indirectly, involved in illegally occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64339/25]
145. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to pass the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, in full, in 2025; and if not, the way in which she will justify the continued trade of goods and services with illegally occupied lands, that are being ethnically cleansed by an apartheid state. [68535/25]
164. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans in respect of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68893/25]
2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Israeli settlements (prohibition of importation of goods) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66299/25]
4. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current progress of the drafting of the Israeli settlements (prohibition of importation of goods) Bill. [66755/25]
11. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views and those of other EU ministers for foreign affairs in relation to post-ceasefire attacks in Gaza. [66462/25]
32. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on Ireland's implementation of, and adherence to, the United Nations General Assembly resolution, 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 Palestinian territory, including east…
34. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Departments position on the UN Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803, particularly in the context of concerns raised around the violation of Palestinian right to self-determination by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66727/25]
52. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her assessment of the intimidation and violence against the Palestinian people in the West Bank; the actions her Department is taking to increase the international pressure on Israel to halt their campaign of displacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66647/25]