Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I just note the partisan management of the presentation in terms of the European Union. The European Union is the biggest donor to Palestine, and it strongly supports the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, as does the Government, which is the most effective and important relief organisation for Palestinians. That all gets forgotten in the presentation.

Equally, Ireland has continued to meet its obligations in respect of refugees from all conflict areas, as it has done in the past, including Syria. The war in Ukraine is the worst historical humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. I am not saying that; the United Nations is saying it. Hence, the unprecedented nature of the effort that is being made.

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