Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for her latitude on the answer. It was important. There is consular assistance available. We have an embassy. It is not operating at full capacity because Russia has effectively expelled two of our diplomats in response to justified decisions we had to take. We have a presence there. We can and will help Irish citizens but are limited in what we can do for a series of reasons, some of which I have outlined.

I do not think the mobilisation that has been announced impacts on Irish citizens in Russia. I stand to be corrected on that if I am wrong but I would be surprised if non-Russian citizens were required to mobilise.

There are flight options out of Russia. You can fly to the EU via Turkey, in particular, but those flight options are much more limited than they normally would be.

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