Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Since Donald Trump became President of the USA, the US Agency International Development has reverted to a Republican position of boycotting all programmes in developing countries which involve support for women's health issues, in particular access to contraception and medical services specifically for women. Successive Irish Administrations have raised this with the US Administration. Did the Taoiseach do so?

Did the Taoiseach raise also the ongoing situation between Israel and Palestine? Did he raise, in particular, the enormous suffering in Palestine and in Palestinian areas of Israel? The Taoiseach's predecessors have acted through the decades as peace brokers to try to reach a peaceful settlement. Did the Taoiseach raise the issue specifically with President Trump? If so, what advice did he give the President and what information did he provide on the position of the Republic of Ireland on peace between Israel and Palestine?

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