Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)

I do not want to spoil Question Time by asking questions about Iran which are relevant to this discussion. I will defer them.

Does the Minister believe the effectiveness of the European Union in dealing with the Israeli-Palestine problem has been diluted as a result of enlargement and the attitudes of some of the accession countries? Poland has a very pro-USA attitude to this problem. How does the Minister consider EU policy in this area of conflict will evolve on foot of enlargement?

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