Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister's visit to the Middle East last week, in particular the fact he visited Gaza and saw at first hand the conditions there, something which the Israeli Government and the Egyptian Government have denied to other Members of the Oireachtas and Irish MEPs. I tabled this question to get a brief report on the Minister's visit and on the discussions he had. I specifically want to know if he will detail his plans for formal recognition of the Palestinian state by this Government. As he knows, both Houses of the Oireachtas passed motions last year calling on the Government to do just that. I hope this will form part of his discussions.

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