Dáil debates

Thursday, 26 October 2023

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

 

12:40 pm

We are pushing very hard for that. At the FAC meeting on Monday, I articulated very strongly the need for a humanitarian pause and for very coherent humanitarian aid, and that there be no obstacles to that or to development aid going into Gaza. For the first time in a long time, the European Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs was at the Foreign Affairs Council and he gave a very clear, clinical presentation to all Ministers on the dire situation in Gaza. The EU has people on the ground in Gaza at the moment from the humanitarian side of the Commission. They are giving us a very clear account of the horror and the human catastrophe that is happening within Gaza itself. We are pushing very hard for a humanitarian pause to get agreement at the European Council meeting. That has been our focus all week.

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