Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The reason I raised the Malmö declaration is that the Deputy asked why it was printed under three stars. The reason, of course, is the great seriousness of that issue, which occurs across the globe and is not related to any specific conflict. The matter of Israel's decision was not on the agenda for the European Council meeting but the Minister, Deputy Coveney, is in the region today. We have consistently raised our voice very loudly on this in a very serious way. The Minister will be doing that, and probably has already done that, at the very highest levels in Israel. That is a very important intervention by the Minister.

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