Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

Reports are emerging from Gaza of medics having to perform amputations of limbs without anaesthetic. Yesterday, the Taoiseach disagreed with my proposal that the Israeli ambassador be expelled. That is not an issue that will go away. It will come up again and again as this situation worsens. I will leave it aside for today, however. In his response to me yesterday, the Taoiseach failed to say what alternative action or actions he might intend to take. We have heard a lot of words in the past days and weeks but, surely, given what we are all seeing on our screens every night, it is clear the time has come not just for words, but for actions. What alternative actions does the Taoiseach propose to take to send a clear message and put pressure on the Israeli state at this time?

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