Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

An important point has been made there by Senator Ó Donnghaile and I would be interested in hearing the ambassador's response. I know the ambassador and her colleague have been to County Cavan and have seen how close it is to the Border. We have quite a few Ukrainian people located or relocated to Cavan and they are very welcome.

In the last week or so, there have been reports of some difficulties particularly within residential settings where people with Ukrainian citizenship and passports who left there many years ago to live in Russia are now here as refugees. There seems to be some difficulties in some of those centres among refugees who left Ukraine at the start of the war and people with Ukrainian passports and Ukrainian citizenship who left Russia. Could the ambassador elaborate a little bit on that? What procedures have been put in place to try to ensure this is rectified as soon as possible? It is something we should be taking up as well but I am interested to hear her point of view. Has she received many complaints and how is that being dealt with?

On the situation in Ukraine regarding medical supplies, pharmaceutical supplies, medicines, etc., I know the ambassador requested that this Government would do its best to supply medical equipment, in particular. What is the situation in relation to that?