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

I did not interrupt Deputy Carthy. I have to correct a false assertion that he made. What I did say was that there is a difference between being performative and being impactful. I respectfully suggest, through the Chair, that Deputy Carthy's tendency is to the former. He is into performance on this and into rhetoric and soundbite. He does not give credit for, or acknowledge, the Government's genuine interest in developing this, in particular on the recognition question in terms of doing it optimally and with impact. We can only do it once. I have spoken to the foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority. We meet quite regularly with the Palestinian Authority. This week I met the secretary general of Fatah and so did Deputy Carthy.

The point is that I think they understand where we are. The fact is that we are pressing for the publication of the peace initiative because I think that would be significant, in the context of the question.

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