Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour)

What pressure are we able to exert on our European allies and on Israel to ensure that UNRWA can get back up and running as best it can? In fairness, we in Ireland tried to continue to fund UNRWA over the last couple of years when others were pulling back and bowing to Israeli pressure. In calmer times, Ireland has been able to assist and help deliver structural aid in Gaza, such as a solar farm, wastewater treatment plants and desalination plants. We are still at a point where we are hoping to get trucks in to deliver proper emergency aid. Does Ireland stand ready to be able to assist in the more structural, medium- to long-term peace as we have in the past?

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