Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Once again, the Government is dancing around its obligations under the genocide convention. Forget about all the other stuff the Tánaiste said. This is about the genocide convention. In November, the Tánaiste was asked in the Dáil to discharge his obligations under the genocide convention, which requires that all signatories, as soon as they hear of the possibility of a genocide taking place, examine whether they believe such a thing is taking place and take action to stop it. This has been in Irish law since 1973. The Tánaiste has not done that. Unless he is telling me now that he has done it. South Africa did it, but the Tánaiste poured cold water on what was being said. He suggested that it might not be a genocide and gave excuses why Ireland could not get involved. In November, we asked the Tánaiste to instigate action or to at least examine the matter. He did nothing. Even now, he will not issue a statement to the effect that he agrees with South Africa. Does he agree with what South Africa is doing? The world can see the genocide that is happening. Does the Tánaiste agree and will he support South Africa?

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