Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 July 2024

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion

3:15 pm

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste indicated earlier that we are prepared to evacuate our troops if we have to in the event of serious hostilities breaking out. We hope that does not happen. If hostilities break out between Hezbollah and Israel, it would be a catastrophe. I understand that Hezbollah is more powerful than Hamas.

Will the Tánaiste comment on the Syrian refugees in Lebanon? Have we any idea how many are still there? Are they having an impact on the economy? Have we any interaction with them, to the Tánaiste's knowledge?

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