Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We are all very interested in the response Premier Li gave regarding China's well documented human rights issues. China is a huge geopolitical player. What questions did the Taoiseach put to the Chinese about their engagements on a worldwide basis, not only in regard to ongoing conflicts but also the Chinese engagement across parts of Europe and right across Africa, particularly as those engagements relate to scarce resources?

I had hoped to get in during the previous group of questions with a question on the tech sector. We have had an element of job losses, with more to come at PayPal. The Government needs to keep an eye on the packages employees get. There are some worries in that regard.

As we are talking about issues on a global scale, we all know what the situation is in Gaza and we all welcome the letter the Taoiseach wrote alongside Pedro Sánchez. Was it the case that they could not get more people to be a party or signatory to that letter? The Taoiseach brought up the issue of the EU-Israel trade association agreement and whether we have looked into the situation legally. Is there an absolute requirement for unanimity on any decision relating to the agreement? We are talking about the Israelis being absolutely in breach of humanitarian conditions. If there are conditions within the agreement, logic would say there has to be a means of enacting those requirements.

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