Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2026
91. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the emergency humanitarian aid including financial assistance, specialised equipment, logistics supports, technical expertise, or personnel, she will send to Venezuela following the earthquakes on 24 June 2026. [50849/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra92. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a series of measures will be taken in the context of the recent earthquakes in Venezuela (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50863/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra94. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans the Government has to support aid agencies, such as UNICEF and Irish Aid who have the infrastructure in place to get the aid where it is most needed following the tragic earthquake in Venezuela; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50950/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra95. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions Ireland has taken, and plans to take, to provide humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following the earthquakes of 24 June 2026; whether emergency funding will be allocated through Irish Aid; whether logistical or other supports will be provided to assist diaspora-led humanitarian efforts in Ireland; whether Ireland will engage through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism or other international frameworks to support relief efforts (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50959/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra100. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the humanitarian assistance her Department will provide to aid victims of the recent earthquakes in Venezuela; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51098/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra101. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department will support Venezuelans living in Ireland to provide donations of aid to victims of the recent earthquakes in their country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51099/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra102. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance that will be provided through Irish Aid to Venezuela following the devastating earthquake of 24 June 2026; if her Department is in a position to assist Venezuelans in Ireland who are initiating collections to get donations to the impacted region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51127/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra105. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support the Government can and is providing to Venezuela following the tragic earthquake they experienced on the 24 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51253/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra106. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures she is taking to support the Venezuelan people following the recent devastating earthquakes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51365/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra110. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland plans on actioning assistance in the international humanitarian response to the earthquake in Venezuela. [51604/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra113. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland intends to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes of 24 June 2026; the nature and value of assistance being considered or provided through Irish Aid; whether support will be channelled through the United Nations, and networks (details supplied) or other humanitarian partners. [51664/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra114. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has carried out an assessment of the humanitarian needs arising from the earthquakes that struck north central Venezuela on 24 June 2026; whether Ireland will provide emergency humanitarian funding through Irish Aid to support medical assistance, emergency shelter, food, clean water, sanitation services and other life saving relief efforts; whether Ireland is engaging with the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), and other international partners regarding the response. [51665/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra116. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to instruct her Department to allocate emergency humanitarian funding through Irish Aid to support emergency medical care, clean water, food, temporary shelter, medicines, and other essential relief supplies in Venezuela. [51726/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra117. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to instruct her Department to support humanitarian initiatives being organised by Venezuelans living in Ireland. [51727/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra118. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade working through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, to identify additional support Ireland could provide to Venezuela, whether through financial assistance, specialised equipment, logistics, technical expertise, or personnel, where appropriate, to complement the international response already underway. [51728/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 91, 92, 94, 95, 100, 101, 102, 105, 106, 110, 113, 114, 116, 117 and 118 together.
The Government shares the shock at the widespread loss of life and the destruction as a result of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June.
We have expressed our solidarity with the people of Venezuela and have made it clear that Ireland is ready to provide all possible assistance in the the global response.
On 30 June, Minister McEntee and I announced the provision of €1 million in humanitarian assistance for the Venezuela Earthquake Appeal of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). This funding will support the Venezuelan Red Cross, who are among the first responders and are best placed to carry out search and rescue, provide physical and psychological first aid, restore family links and conduct damage assessments.
Ireland is also responding through our contributions to global humanitarian funds. $15m has been provided from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to UN agencies responding to the earthquake. Ireland is the 6th largest donor to the Fund. CHF2 million has been provided to the Venezuelan Red Cross from the IFRC's Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF). We had earlier provided €1 million to the Venezuela Humanitarian Fund, managed by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which is now also responding to the earthquake.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is liaising with Irish aid organisations working in Venezuela on the possible deployment of relief items from Ireland’s pre-positioned stocks in the UN Humanitarian Response Depot in Panama. This would be delivered in partnership with the EU, but through a different mechanism than the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
Ireland prepositions essential relief items in strategic hubs around the world to facilitate the quick and cost-effective provision of relief items. There is no mechanism to support the shipping of items by individuals directly from Ireland.
The Department will continue to engage closely with our EU, UN, Red Cross and aid partners to understand evolving needs and to ensure that we can provide all possible assistance for the people of Venezuela at this tragic moment.
