Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. Everything he sets out there is on the direction we need to travel but a concern is that there is not the urgency or the momentum to make it really stick. There is still a supply of weapons to the warring parties. Humanitarian aid is not getting through on the scale needed to prevent famine. I wonder to what extent the gathering of evidence of war crimes is to the standard we need to actually cause people to pause for thought. Obviously the sanctions are still not in place. It is a concern. Is there any way this can be elevated? From the Tánaiste's efforts on Gaza I know how difficult it is, even by taking a really proactive role, but this is a huge concern really. Eight million people are displaced. There is the threat of genocide. The disruption and displacement this will cause will have huge reverberations over the coming years.

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