Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Carthy can see our track record. Over the past year, we have issued a number of statements through the Tánaiste on the occupation of the West Bank. We have been very clear in our condemnation of that. On 7 April and 9 May last, the Tánaiste issued statements.

Our views have been raised at the highest level of forum, which in our case is at the Foreign Affairs Council, and through the European Council as well. We have tried to see the horizon of a two-state solution, which unfortunately seems so far away now. We committed to a high political dialogue on 8 March with the Palestinian Authority. We are trying to build consensus between the parties to achieve mutual respect, which is very difficult now in the region.