Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste stated that allowing the Israeli ambassador to remain in Ireland allows Ireland to become an interlocutor for peace in this shocking conflict. Ireland is a small country but we are seen as an honest broker internationally. We can show leadership in terms of peace because we have massive experience in conflict resolution. What evidence is there that the Government has made any material effort at all to provide this country as an interlocutor, mediator and facilitator of peace in the Israeli-Palestinian war? I ask the Taoiseach to be specific and not to be general. Has the Irish Government made any offer at all internationally to be a facilitator in relation to peace?

The Taoiseach mentioned the European Union. The leaders of the EU-27 have called for an international peace conference, but despite the mounting death tolls, European Union dithering has meant there is still no detail, location or timescale in relation to the process of an international peace conference. I actually think that exclusively pooling our foreign policy with the EU is a mistake. The EU is at sixes and sevens. It is useless right now in terms of this conflict. What specific actions have been taken by this Government to offer our internationally understood experience to this conflict to see if we can possibly bring the international peace conference to Ireland or if we can offer to become a facilitator in some way?

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