Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

EU-Israel Aviation Agreement: Motion

6:00 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The agreement requires a qualified majority vote. The main traffic between Ireland and Israel is for people going on pilgrimages from Ireland to the Holy Land and also Irish people visiting Palestine who often fly to Ben Gurion Airport and then go on to Bethlehem or Ramallah from there. That should also be borne in mind.

I do not know the answer to the Deputy's question on visas. I do not believe EU passport holders need a visa to go to Israel.

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