Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Taoiseach's interaction to ensure the family of Private Seán Rooney gets the full truth of that devastating tragedy.

We are now dealing with the carpet bombing of Palestine by Israel. People are doing without food, energy, water and all those necessities. The Taoiseach spoke earlier about Ireland's interaction in respect of driving home the message, which needs to happen, that there needs to be a ceasefire. There must be an opening in order that Palestinians can be provided with the essentials that are necessary for life. We must look at what they are dealing with at this point, including forced displacement and all the rest of it. They have a difficult history of occupation, annexation and apartheid.

The Taoiseach detailed some of his interactions. I would like to know what interactions he has had with the European Union. I welcome where Ireland has been in respect of some of the messaging. We could talk about the tweet of the Hungarian Commissioner or deal with Ursula von der Leyen, who went far beyond her remit and provided what many people would consider green-lighting or absolute backing to Israel, which is now involved in absolutely brutal war crimes that need to be called out and condemned.

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