Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 June 2025
6. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken in response to the detention of an Irish citizen in Egypt partaking in the march to Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33026/25]
View answerI can confirm that officials in my Department and the Embassy of Ireland, Egypt, were contacted by a small number of citizens in respect of the Global March to Gaza and are providing consular assistance.
I can further confirm that officials in the Irish Embassy engaged with the relevant local authorities and partners as part of efforts to determine the most appropriate advice and assistance that they could provide to the citizens.
I wish to assure the Deputy that officials in my Department and the Embassy of Ireland, Egypt, stand ready to provide consular assistance to Irish citizens who get into difficulty abroad in accordance with the Department's Consular Assistance Charter (www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/overseas-travel/assistance-abroad/consular-assistance-charter/
