Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 June 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Jones for that reply as I wished to clarify that point. Ms Jones mentioned vulnerable people and there are many people who would not be vulnerable who still do not use computers for a number of reasons.

Moving on to Palestine and the situation there, it was mentioned by one of the officials that €16.3 million is being allocated for Palestine this year. That is welcome. The village of Khirbet Humsu has been raised to the ground by Israeli forces no less than three times. It has been reported, included in photographic evidence, that some of the material used to construct that village had Irish Aid labels on it. We are speaking in this regard about vulnerable people in the West Bank. It was mentioned that the matter has been taken up with the Israeli ambassador here and that the Irish ambassador in Israel has also taken it up with the Government there. It is good to hear that. What is happening at EU level in terms of turning the screws in relation to the Israeli Government and these types of what can be only described as war crimes? These are totally illegal actions by the Israeli Government. Is much effort being made to put pressure on the Israeli Government in respect of the actions it has carried out against innocent civilians in these areas?

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