Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is absolutely no doubt that the continued acceleration in settlement building is having a detrimental and negative effect on what is happening in the West Bank and is threatening all the talks about a two-state solution. It was criticised by the EU Foreign Ministers in May 2012 but it is still continuing. What are the direct negotiations or direct talks that are taking place with the Israeli authorities on the matter of the settlements and settlement goods?

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