Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
94. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and what efforts he and the Government will make to see that they are safely returned to Ireland. [47298/23]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs has remained in very regular phone contact with a number of Irish citizens in Gaza, including the family in question. Let me assure you that we have been providing extensive consular assistance and will continue to do so.
We are engaging with local authorities and with EU and international partners to support Irish citizens to exit from Gaza when that becomes possible.
As the Deputy will appreciate, the situation in Gaza is critical. Ireland has echoed the UN Secretary General’s call for a humanitarian pause, to allow aid to reach those now in desperate need in Gaza.
Ireland welcomes the entry of the first convoys of trucks carrying much-needed humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, the level of aid passing through needs to be accelerated as a matter of urgency.
As with all consular cases we do not comment on the detail of individual cases.
