Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, recognising the potential for peace posed by the current ceasefire, the urgent need for the Government to recognise on this international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people that the source cause of the humanitarian failures and human rights abuses in the area is ultimately the Israeli occupation itself, and that the international community, including Ireland, must finally act on its responsibility to bring an end to this illegal occupation, as highlighted by human rights NGO, Al-Haq; that during the past 365 days Israeli military operations resulted in the deaths of 562 Palestinians, many of whom were civilians, including 86 children; and the urgent need for the Government to follow the example of active citizenship demonstrated by Irish Palestinian Solidarity Committee members in Limerick last weekend, who persuaded Atlantic Homecare to remove Israeli goods from the shop floor, by suspending preferential trade between the EU and Israel.

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