Dáil debates

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Ceisteanna - Questions

Council of Europe

4:10 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----and that is why it is important that Ukraine is supported in its attempts to defend its territory. In the meantime, we are collecting the evidence and will keep it in place for future prosecutions. We are helping to fund that. We have also agreed to establish a register of damages in Reykjavik and Ireland as part of that. We are helping in any way we can.

Deputy Boyd Barrett asked if the issue of Israel and Palestine was on the agenda in Reykjavik. It was not. That does not mean it is not important. It is not possible to have everything on the agenda at every meeting. It is worth pointing out that Israel has withdrawn from territories it has occupied in the past, for example, Sinai, south Lebanon and parts of Jordan. That is just an historical fact.

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