Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

As the Taoiseach is aware, I took the opportunity, in his presence, to raise with President Obama the plight of the undocumented Irish and the search for peace in the Middle East. All of the Palestinian groups in the Middle East, including Hamas and Fatah, have come together and signed a reconciliation pact. Does the Taoiseach, on behalf of the Government, welcome that? The Taoiseach will also be aware that George Mitchell stood down from his post there. Will he join with me in thanking him for his efforts? We all know the work he did for our peace process. He put in significant work in the Middle East and I met him there several times. We should thank him and wish him, his wife and his children well for the future.

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