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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with the Minister for Finance in relation to Irish State investment in companies which derive income from activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3271/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the undertakings secured from Israel during a meeting in October 2022 regarding the renewal of the EU-Israel Association agreement in relation to human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3272/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the aid provided by Ireland to Ukraine in 2023 and that allocated under Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3273/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the efforts of the Irish Government and his engagements with his European counterparts regarding alleviating civil strife and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3274/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagement with the Colombian Minister for Defence regarding Irelands support for the Colombian peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3275/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made any effort to secure the suspension of the EU-Israel Association agreement considering the clear breach by Israel of the human rights clause within that agreement. [3227/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any interactions with the South African government in respect of the case against Israel under the Genocide Convention to the International Court of Justice and the circumstances in which he will propose that Ireland join that case. [3228/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his proposed timeframe to officially recognise the state of Palestine. [3221/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the instances since 2020 whereby the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment have sought his Department’s input in respect of the granting of export licences for dual-use products to Israel; if he raised human rights concerns in relation to such; and if he advised against the granting of such export licences in any case. [3219/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures to ensure that all passports applications are processed as speedily as possible in the coming months. [3217/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (25 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will open a new consulate in Australia, in recognition of the growing Irish population in that country and the strengthening relationship between Ireland and Australia. [3218/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Measures (25 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with the Minister for Finance in relation to Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill. [3220/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (25 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current estimated timeframe for completion of the North-South Interconnector; how long that timeframe will be expanded if landowners affected refuse to provide consent for EirGrid or associated bodies to enter their lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2727/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (25 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will meet with representatives of landowners and communities affected by the proposed North-South Interconnector. [2728/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: Hear, hear.

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: The story of Ireland is a story of migration. Irish people have been forced to move to every corner of the world during periods of famine, hunger, conflict and poverty. Countries have been made richer because of the positive contribution that Irish emigrants, their children and grandchildren have made. Today our migration story has evolved. Thousands of our young people leave Ireland and...

International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: I move: That Dáil Éireann: expresses its deepest concern at the continued deterioration of the situation in Gaza and the resulting catastrophic humanitarian disaster with over 25,000 killed, thousands missing, almost two million people displaced, and massive destruction of housing and vital infrastructure, including hospitals and education facilities; deeply deplores the major...

International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: Changing "do" to "do not". We want to insert "reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of the brutal terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel on 7th October, 2023". That needs to be said and I think most Irish people would agree with that. Then we ask for the deletion of the words " call on Israel to immediately implement fully" and we say on a textual basis "reiterate its call on Israel to...

International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: If this were not so serious, the Minister of State's play on words would be entirely laughable. To suggest that the Government's amendment is simply some small linguistic textual changes to our motion is, as I said, laughable, but also inexcusable. The Sinn Féin motion calls very clearly on the Government to make a declaration of intent that it will join the South African case against...

International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: It is not agreed.