John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I refer back to the compensation claims. The witnesses said it is primarily the compensation claim through the West Bank Protection Consortium. We raised concerns when we engaged with the Israeli ambassador. The West Bank Protection Consortium only looks at projects which it has managed or put on the ground and Ireland only gave it €200,000 last year or this year. It is only a small fraction of the Irish Aid that goes to the occupied territories. Unfortunately, it is not the only aid that is being destroyed by Israel. The question there was to seek a broader picture of Irish aid that is being, and has been, destroyed by Israel. Can we get a picture of what that involves? Previous witnesses have put a value of €750,000, over the last five years, on aid which they have managed that has been destroyed. Can we get a picture of total Irish aid that has been destroyed by Israel over the last five years, not just in the occupied West Bank but also in Gaza? What is the next step? Once we have identified and put a cost on the destroyed aid, what next steps have occurred? It has been suggested that we engage with the Israeli authorities. If that is the case, what compensation, if any, has been paid to Irish Aid?