Cathal Berry (Kildare South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I very much agree with the Tánaiste and Deputy Cairns that the key is to get a ceasefire and to get the volume of aid through. I commend the King of Jordan. He is a former paratrooper and a former special forces officer. It is unusual that a Head of State would have that background. He knows what he is talking about. Doubling down on what Deputy Cairns said, perhaps we could do something practical, perhaps even flying food out to Jordan and then leaving it on the runway in order that another nation could drop that food in on our behalf. That is certainly worth considering. I am glad that consideration is being given to this, and we should do as much as possible from a practical point of view to assist the people on the ground.

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