Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Departments position on the UN Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803, particularly in the context of concerns raised around the violation of Palestinian right to self-determination by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66727/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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On Monday 17 November, the UN Security Council voted to adopt resolution 2803 (2025) endorsing the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. The resolution was adopted with 13 votes in favour, with two permanent members of the council, Russia and China, abstaining.

Ireland considers adoption of the resolution by the Security Council as a further step towards the implementation of the Plan. The text provides some additional clarity on how the next stages of the Plan will be taken forward, including the creation of a temporary International Stabilisation Force. It also calls on all parties to implement the Plan in its entirety, including maintenance of the ceasefire.

We also welcome that the resolution clearly underscores the importance of the full resumption of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

While the detail of several elements of the resolution remain to clarified, adoption by the Security Council sends an important signal that all parties must engage in good faith to meet their commitments under the agreement.

Ireland welcomes the inclusion of a reference to Palestinian self-determination and statehood in the final text of the resolution. We also note the statement by the State of Palestine welcoming a joint statement issued by the United States, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Türkiye during the drafting of the resolution.

Ireland stands ready to play our part in working towards a sustainable peace between Israel and Palestine through the realisation of the two-State solution. We reaffirm that implementation of the resolution must be carried out in full compliance with international law, and that humanitarian aid and reconstruction must be directed throughout all parts of the Gaza Strip.

It is Ireland's long-standing view that Palestinians should be able to vindicate the full rights of a state, including self-determination, self-governance, territorial integrity and security, and our recognition of the State of Palestine is a concrete expression of this view.