Ms Jackie Goodall:

I am very pleased. I want to reiterate that we are happy that we have been able to come here to discuss this matter. There were a lot of questions, as the Chairman pointed out, and I thank the Deputies for their interest. I will answer one of the questions from Senator Craughwell, who is not here anymore as he had to leave. He asked what we can do to change the narrative about this region in Ireland. As I said before, we started up the organisation in 2018 and things looked pretty dire at that time. That happened as a direct result of ordinary Irish citizens thinking and saying that the narrative was far too biased against Israel. I have seen some improvements. As Senator O'Sullivan has correctly pointed out, a new friendship group has formed and we are pleased about that. We were pleased to invite Mr. Haddad to speak to the Oireachtas two months ago. Things are moving in the right direction but a lot still needs to be done.

I do not want to waste this opportunity with Mr. Haddad coming in from New York. He is an Israeli Arab and knows a lot more about the reality on the ground than any of us here. I would like Mr. Haddad to have the opportunity to address some of the questions that have been asked this afternoon as he sees fit. Mr. Shatter would also like to answer a number of questions. If there is anything Ms Griffin would like to add I would like her to have that opportunity as well. If we could start with Mr. Haddad that would be wonderful.