Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I want to raise a technical objection. Questions Nos. 144 and 146 are two distinct questions I had submitted for priority. Taking them together means that while the Tánaiste had twice as long to answer, there is not the same opportunity for me in terms of supplementary questions.

The truth is there has not been an explicit condemnation by the Government of actions by Israel in Gaza, and that is regrettable. These things matter. The world is watching, and many in the global south, in particular, are looking at what they consider to be European double standards in the responses to some conflicts as opposed to others and in the words that are uttered. We need to be consistent in our approach. When international law, including international humanitarian law, and the UN Charter are being breached, we should call that out and condemn those actions as breaches of international law.

I take it from the Tánaiste's response, although it was not as clear as I would have liked-----

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