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

Last year, I met Mahmoud Abbas, who came to Ireland, and I also met the Palestinian Prime Minister on several occasions. Their ask on that occasion was to strongly support the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in respect of the advisory opinion, which Ireland did and it was successful. I have asked my Department, in response to Deputy Carthy's comment, to begin preparing a written statement to the International Court of Justice in relation to its advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from Israel's prolonged occupation of Palestinian territory since 1967. I plan to seek Government approval for the submission of that statement to the court in advance of the July deadline. We are also talking to other European Union and like-minded states to discuss our approach to the submission as we work through the preparation phase. It will be detailed work. We must use every available international forum and accountability mechanism, such as the ICJ, to continue to put pressure.

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