Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the withdrawal of the EU from the EU-Israel Association Agreement; the efforts he is making to advance that case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27334/25]

Martin Daly (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland assesses the appropriateness of maintaining full trade ties with Israel under the EU-Israel Association Agreement, in view of the ongoing blockade of Gaza and warnings of imminent famine, including the possible deaths of thousands of children; and if Ireland considers that trade pressure is now necessary to compel Israel to comply with humanitarian obligations. [27437/25]

Barry Heneghan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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213. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the recent decision by the European Union to review its association agreement with Israel, in light of the humanitarian situation in Gaza and concerns over potential violations of Article 2 of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27456/25]

Martin Daly (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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216. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will support the suspension of elements of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, particularly trade preferences, should the upcoming review determine that Israel is in breach of Article 2 of the agreement concerning respect for human rights and international law; to outline Ireland's position within that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27436/25]

Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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220. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will support efforts for a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, highlighting the human rights clause of Article 2 of that agreement. [27346/25]

Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
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227. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the outcome of the discussions at European level regarding the EU Trade Association Agreement with Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27203/25]

Catherine Callaghan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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233. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on efforts to review the EU-Israel Trade Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26945/25]

Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour)
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241. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the EU’s decision to review the cooperation deal with Israel, as signalled by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Kaja Kallas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27479/25]

Brian Stanley (Laois, Independent)
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245. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made with diplomatic efforts to get other European governments to support a review to the EU-Israeli trade agreement. [26770/25]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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248. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the proposed EU review of the Israel Association agreement; if there is a timeline in place for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27452/25]

Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail)
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255. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's role in securing a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; the further steps Ireland is taking to ensure that this matter is progressed at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27404/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 207, 210, 213, 216, 220, 227, 233, 241, 245, 248 and 255 together.

Following the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council last Tuesday, the EU High Representative announced that the EU will conduct a review of Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

This is an important decision, reflecting the grave concerns held by Member States regarding the situation in Gaza.

The EU remains steadfast in its calls for the release of all hostages by Hamas and the urgent resumption of negotiations.

However, we are now seeing agreement from a clear majority of Member States on the need to exert more effective influence on Israel to reverse course, to halt its military operations and to cease its obstruction of lifesaving aid.

Such a step is about using the European Union’s influence to affect positive change on the ground.

As this House is aware, Ireland and Spain had already called for this step in February 2024. Since then, the situation has become immeasurably worse, with catastrophic consequences for the civilian population and a real risk of famine.

It is also my strong view that if Israel is deemed to be in breach of its obligations, such a finding must be followed by concrete action.

This is a position that I reiterated very clearly, alongside my counterparts from Spain, Slovenia and Luxembourg, in a joint letter to the High Representative in advance of the Foreign Affairs Council.

We underlined the need for the review to be undertaken urgently and that, based on this work, the High Representative should, working with the Commission as a whole, bring forward concrete proposals for appropriate measures.

As both I and the Taoiseach made clear in the Dáil last week, it is also our view that the operation of the Association Agreement should be suspended pending the outcome of a review of Israel’s compliance.