Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Would it be true to say that the international atmosphere is more amenable to taking action now than it was a year ago, for example, due to the obvious horrendous actions by Israel at the moment against Hamas in the West Bank and in Gaza? It appears to me that the letter from the Minister to the Ceann Comhairle indicates an anxiety on the part of the Minister to proceed in some fashion or other at present. Am I correct?