Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On 1 January the Tánaiste will take up a seat on the human rights council and human rights are being abused in the Middle East. I hope that he will take the opportunity, when he attends the council's meeting and takes up the new position, to highlight the conflict. Israeli missiles have been fired into Gaza and Syria and the conflict is heating up again. The matter should also be on the agenda of the General Affairs Council meeting next week.