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

I do not want to give him that answer because it would not be fair, but it was not discussed at the European Council. I am happy to refer to the Minister for Foreign Affairs because it comes up at the Foreign Affairs Council on a regular basis, where Ireland is extremely vocal on all of the issues the Deputy raises about Israel and Palestine, and, indeed, at the UN Security Council. As a matter of fact, it was not discussed at the European Council. It is regularly discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council and the Minister is only too happy to raise with the Israeli authorities the issues the Deputy has raised. The difference on this side of the House is that we think there should be two states there and that is a solution. I am not sure the Deputy fully agrees with that.

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