Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Tánaiste for being here and for his presentation.

I welcome the fact, as we all do, that the Tánaiste has condemned Hamas and its actions in Israel. They are unspeakable. That is a starting point about which there can be no ambiguity, and there is no ambiguity, but I welcome the fact that he has said that clearly again. It has to remain part of our narrative on all occasions.

I wish to ask the Tánaiste a few specific questions, first about where we are in getting Irish nationals safely out of Gaza. Related to that and what Deputy Carthy asked the Tánaiste, we are all very concerned about the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, our Permanent Defence Force personnel in-----