Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)

UNIFIL, in particular, is of huge concern. The Deputy has heard the Taoiseach and Tánaiste speak about this regularly. It is absolutely of top concern. As I am Minister of State for defence, I have only just met the Secretary General of the Department of Defence to go through some issues. UNIFIL is one of the most important issues the Department of Defence keeps an eye on. It is one of our most prestigious and most visible roles abroad and our soldiers have done great work there. With regard to what Israel has done, that has absolutely been commented on and complained about.