Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for what he said. The figure we have is $486 billion over the next decade. That figure rises every day. I mentioned the nature of modern warfare. It is entirely destructive. Rulers are now targeting civilian and energy infrastructure, houses, schools, hospitals and so forth.

Ireland has engaged in discussions on short-term recovery efforts in preparation for a successful longer term reconstruction effort. We were represented by the Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs at the 2024 Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin in June, where there was a strong emphasis on supporting Ukraine's EU perspective. Ireland also announced that we would join the German-led alliance on gender responsive and inclusive recovery through which we will commit to integrating a gendered perspective into our funding and resources and support gender equality, with women's protection, participation and empowerment as priority objectives.

On the housing front, we have already made significant contributions through the Ukrainian humanitarian fund. Some time back, some of my officials visited housing projects that we have supported, which have made a significant impact. We have also worked for the construction of bomb shelters in schools in Ukraine. We are doing everything we can in the short term to deal with those humanitarian aspects, especially on the housing front.

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