Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support Ireland is providing for Ukraine and Moldova; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41704/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 22 together.

Ireland has been providing support to Ukraine and Moldova, both bilaterally and through the EU budget, since Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022.

On 19 September, I announced €23 million in new humanitarian and institutional support for Ukraine and Moldova, which will include funding to trusted partners such as UNHCR, UNFPA, the World Health Organisation, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Bank, the OECD, Irish NGOs and President Zelenskyy’s “Grain from Ukraine” initiative. This additional support package will provide much-needed humanitarian support and assistance to people suffering the impacts of this unjust war.

This brings Ireland’s total support to Ukraine to over €210 million since Russia’s full-scale invasion, comprising over €90 million in stabilisation and humanitarian support and approximately €122 million of non-lethal military assistance under the European Peace Facility.

Ireland has also provided a variety of in-kind assistance, including medical supplies and energy network items. Ireland has to date welcomed over 94,000 Ukrainians under the Temporary Protection Directive, which equates to some 1.8% of our population.

This new funding package includes €2 million in support for Moldova, which follows the €5 million we provided to Moldova last year towards supporting the provision of essential public services, and efforts to increase resilience in the energy sector. As the Taoiseach reiterated during his meeting with President Sandu in the margins of UNGA last week, Ireland remains steadfast in our support for Moldova, which has been disproportionately impacted by Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine.

Ireland is strongly committed to EU enlargement, and we are committed to continuing to support both Moldova and Ukraine on their EU membership path.

We will continue to be unequivocal and steadfast in our support for the people of Ukraine and its neighbours, including Moldova, in the face of Russia’s ongoing aggression.