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

We have discussed Ireland and the EU. If anything can be assessed from the past few years, it is that the United States still carries a huge amount of influence. Who deserves credit for various ceasefires can be debated. A peace deal in Gaza is welcome, but it is clear that where the US wishes to exert influence and pressure, it achieves results in many instances. What is the Tánaiste's assessment of the American position at this point? It seems that Russia and Vladimir Putin have been allowed to pay limited lip service to negotiations without ever having to meaningfully engage in them. They have not felt the pressure they ought to have felt. Europe is maybe attempting to exert more influence, although it is facing certain roadblocks, as we discussed. I am curious about the Tánaiste's assessment of the US position at this time and how it can more fruitfully bring pressure to bear.

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