An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-08
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

As part of our response, the Government has announced €2 million in aid for Türkiye and Syria. Most of it will go to Syria and it will be done through the UN, the Red Cross and Red Crescent. We are going to talk to the authorities and see what else we can do. I expect this will be a matter we will discuss at the European Council tomorrow and I agree with the fundamental case the Deputy is making. I have always taken the view food and medicine should be exempt from sanctions. They are exempt from the sanctions regime imposed on Russia at the moment. I do not know how exactly that affects Syria but I will find out and make it part of our discussions tomorrow at the Council.

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