Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Before the witnesses answer, regarding a specific part of what Deputy Howlin asked regarding the direction in which the EU is going, I am interested in the phraseology used. As Deputy Howlin said, there is a lot of dissatisfaction around the Gaza situation and the initial response of the European Commission to that. Do the witnesses feel from their research that influenced the answers given? Did the researchers phrase the question such that they could separate out the issues? There is a separate question later on but I am wondering how much influence the current or immediate bombshell situation in Gaza has had in terms of people perceiving it as a really bad response by Europe as opposed to the more long-term understanding of how Europe is moving.