Middle East

138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any expenditure incurred by the Department of Foreign Affairs in repatriating or assisting Irish citizens detained by Israeli authorities following recent flotilla activities off Gaza has been recorded as a recoverable advance under the assistance abroad loan scheme or any similar mechanism; if any repaym…

143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a detailed account of any expenditure incurred by his Department in providing consular, logistical, or financial assistance to Irish citizens who were detained or arrested by Israeli authorities following their participation in recent Flotilla activities bound for Gaza; if he will specify wheth…

160. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports available for those seeking to flee Palestine. [54757/25]

169. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Government will take on foot of the boarding of Global Sumud Flotilla vessels, and subsequent detention of Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55377/25]

170. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current welfare and position of the Irish nationals detained by Israel following after participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla. [55437/25]

137. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department is taking to ensure the safety of Irish citizens participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla following their detention by Israeli forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54211/25]

7. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to advocate for the immediate release of Palestinian customs income currently being withheld from the Palestinian Authority by Israel; the action he has taken to support the Palestinian banking system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52951/25]

9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government has plans to join the Hague Group. [53225/25]

14. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures that have been taken to date to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza; the other measures the Government will take to cease the murder and starvation of innocent men, women and children; to examine the case for actions outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on…

17. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for 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. [53592/25]

18. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his engagements with EU counterparts with regard to the re-examination of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53593/25]

21. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the current welfare and position of the Irish nationals detained by Israel following their being detained after participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla. [53801/25]

25. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current position regarding the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53946/25]

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 10 June 2025, his views on whether the principle lesson of the Good Friday Agreement applies equally to Palestine as to Ireland, namely, that militant and paramilitary groups can come to form part of a civilian administration provided they mostly, or partially, …

4. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to send observer boats to the Global Sumud Flotilla given the presence of 22 Irish citizens. [52272/25]

6. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the attacks by Hamas on civilians in Israel on October 2023 constituted a genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52316/25]

7. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to elaborate on his recent statement that an independent Palestinian State should not involve Hamas; the way in which he envisages Hamas being removed from power in Gaza in order to bring about this outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52317/25]

206. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of Ireland’s response to the attacks on the global sumud flotilla, which currently has a number of Irish citizens onboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51913/25]

207. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland's 1980 position endorsing Palestinian statehood, and resolving not to make comment "good bad or indifferent" as to the political beliefs of organisations that are "in a position to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinian people," still applies (details supplied); in particular noting that …

209. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his immediate plans to protect Irish citizens on a non-violent mission to bring aid to Gaza, given recent Israeli attacks on the flotilla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52114/25]

91. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid [49616/25]

92. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory. [49634/25]

97. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49608/25]

98. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49626/25]

207. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49607/25]