Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Every night and day, we see awful images of atrocities that are occurring and have occurred in the past month in Gaza. This started on 7 October and it is continuing daily. Unfortunately, children are suffering. We see images of children shaking and calling for their mothers, of limp bodies. What is happening in Gaza is awful. I welcome the strong words of the Taoiseach and the Government on the matter but we need to follow up strong words with strong actions. As my colleague said earlier, the next meeting of the European Council will take place on 14 December. Can the Taoiseach outline the tangible actions he will take between now and then? With every day and every delay, more children will be killed or injured in this conflict. I ask him to outline exactly what tangible actions he is taking outside the EU sphere.

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