Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On the same issue, the people of Israel went to the polls last week and the incumbent, Mr. Netanyahu, was again elected as Prime Minister of Israel. President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu are close friends and allies. In fact, President Trump called Prime Minister Netanyahu a great ally and friend and said there was a much greater chance of peace if he was elected. Did the Taoiseach discuss the long-expected peace proposals and Middle East plan from the American Administration? The Taoiseach's own programme for Government commits to recognising Palestine as part of a two-state solution and, last year, the Tánaiste indicated that Ireland would recognise Palestine if the peace process continued to fail. What point are we at now in that regard? Does the Taoiseach expect, having had these discussions with the American Administration at various levels, that there will be a peace initiative? What stage is that at and what are the criteria the Taoiseach would use to determine whether the process was making progress or whether we should recognise the state of Palestine?

I refer to the undocumented. I have raised with the Taoiseach that it would greatly strengthen Ireland's moral stand on the undocumented in the United States of America if we regularised the undocumented here. Is there any prospect of that happening?

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