Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South-Central, Sinn Fein)

I have two quick questions the Minister of State might take together. The clauses of the EU-Israel association agreement are clear. Israel is in breach of clause 2, as far as I am concerned. This has demonstrated the difficulty, where international agreements are breached, to bring that to a conclusion. Is the Minister of State concerned, with regard to future potential agreements like Mercosur, for example, where commitments are given, that enacting and enforcing provisions to ensure compliance with the rules might be difficult to achieve in practice? Second, will the Government be represented at the ministerial conference in Bogotá next Thursday relating to the two-state solution and international law?

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