Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask a question of Ms Joris and Ms Evans. Ms Joris mentioned in her opening statement that countries like Ireland need to use their influence to ensure conflict parties are bound by international law. Can she comment on how we are doing at present and what we can do to improve this? I ask the same question of Ms Evans. I had raised the issue of journalists in Gaza and our Minister said it was nothing to do with her and did not answer the question. I felt at the time that if everyone adopted that attitude, nothing would be done. The witnesses talked about pressure on the ICC but for every day that we watch the genocide in Gaza, is it not astounding that world powers watching it too? If we single out the topic today of journalists and the international media and how they cover a conflict and get the news out of the conflict and if we look at how journalists report on the atrocities, the genocide, the breaching of international law and the war crimes, world powers are silent when it comes the killing of journalists. It is a depressing situation to find ourselves in but if others in positions of power are slow to act and allow or ignore this, where do we turn to next?