Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)

The news from Gaza is getting worse and worse each day and as famine takes hold, we all fear that Israel's announcement that it will allow aid into Gaza is as illusory as it was the last time. Gaza needs 600 trucks every day and just five were let through. Meanwhile, more and more children are being killed and maimed with surgeons speaking about the horrors of having to amputate the limbs of tiny children. Whole families have been killed under this brutal, genocidal bombardment.

The human suffering in Gaza requires us to do all we can in our power. My colleague, Deputy Duncan Smith, asked a very clear question earlier about a timeline for the passage of the occupied territories Bill - a Bill behind which we can all unite. I ask again whether the Taoiseach can give us that timeline and whether he can say what his Government is doing at United Nations' level to bring about more pressure on Israel to ensure we see a ceasefire and a lasting peace.

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