Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For clarity, UN Security Council Resolution 2334, adopted on 23 December 2016, calls on all states to distinguish in their relevant dealings between the territory of the state of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967. This resolution reflects the position already held by Ireland, the European Union and the UN for many years. Ireland regrets that the main text of the agreement does not include a territorial clause despite the fact that the negotiating mandate from the Council clearly stated that a territorial clause would be required. Our position was made clear at EU level. In June 2022, Ireland, along with Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Slovenia and the Netherlands, submitted national statements to a meeting of the committee of EU ambassadors, emphasising that the absence of a territorial clause in the body of the agreement must not set a precedent for future agreements of this kind. However, the statement in annex to the agreement clearly underlines the inapplicability of the memorandum of understanding to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967. That differentiation is de facto there in the annex. On the latter point, I have spoken to German leaders on this. I would not be as dismissive of it as the Deputy appeared to be.

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