Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Government to take initiatives at national and European level to immediately address the loss of life in Gaza over the past week, during which 54 Palestinians have died, and the recent attacks on Beit Hanoun, which have resulted in the loss of civilian lives, including women and children; and the need to support the initiatives on a government of national unity in Palestine.

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