Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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821. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagements her Department, or any agency or body under her direction, has had with the Government of Israel, any state body of the Government of Israel, or any engagement within or with Israel, in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47811/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My Department is keenly aware of the grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza and my officials are working closely with colleagues in the Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure a coordinated national response to this volatile and evolving situation. This includes working to assist in the evacuation of Irish citizens and their families who may require visa assistance.

The Deputy will appreciate that it is neither feasible nor appropriate to detail all circumstances in which engagement with other jurisdictions may have arisen. This is particularly the case in relation to security matters.

However I am informed the Probation Service met staff from the Israeli Embassy earlier this year for the purpose of learning about the operation of the Irish Probation Service.

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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822. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagements her Department, or any agency or body under her direction, has had with the Palestinian Authority, any organ of the Palestinian Authority, or any engagement within, or with organisations in, the occupied Palestinian territory, in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47829/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My Department is keenly aware of the grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza and my officials are working closely with colleagues in the Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure a coordinated national response to this volatile and evolving situation. This includes their work to assist in the evacuation of Irish citizens and their families who may require visa assistance.

The Deputy will appreciate that it is neither feasible nor appropriate to identify all circumstances in which engagement with other jurisdictions may arise. This is particularly the case in relation to security matters.