Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Tánaiste. He has answered the question that we have posed several times today. Like Deputy Haughey, I warmly welcome the release of Emily Hand and the information we have been given about the Irish citizens who have been able to leave Gaza. Will the Tánaiste clarify how many Irish citizens remain in Gaza and how many of those wish to leave, if any? I am not sure of the precise numbers. Of those who have left, have all their dependants been able to travel with them?

Like Deputy Haughey, I want to commend the unceasing work of the Department of Foreign Affairs. In my small experience at European level, whenever the Department of Foreign Affairs was called on to assist Irish citizens, the efforts were second to none. That should never be lost in all of this. Many other countries looked upon Irish citizens and the value placed on them with-----

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