Noel McCarthy (Cork East, Fine Gael)

Mr. Whyte is very welcome. I join my colleagues in complimenting him and his staff on their work. I can only imagine what they are facing daily, in terrible conditions. What are the operational obstacles being faced in Gaza at the moment? Mr. Whyte has talked about staff safety but I am also interested in issues like access, roadblocks, checks, supply chains for medicine and food, water and sanitation and so on. How many people are newly displaced and in urgent need that UNRWA is currently unable to reach?