Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy raises two separate issues. First, the most practical example of support for the Government in Palestine is the €320 million which the Union has provided. In so far as the Government is concerned, we increased our assistance to the Palestinians by 40% last year to €6.4 million. The Deputy made a passing reference to the withholding of tax moneys by the Israeli authorities. Thankfully, that has stopped——

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