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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: Has the ambassador concluded?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: I thank the ambassador and his fellow diplomats for agreeing to attend today's meeting, even though we are not back in full session yet. We had a most interesting and engaging discussion. I will suspend the meeting for five minutes to give people a chance to refresh themselves. We will then meet the Israeli ambassador.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: The committee is considering recent events in Gaza and the Middle East peace process. To that end, it has invited both the Palestinian and Israeli ambassadors. I thank both of them for agreeing to attend the committee before the Dáil is back in plenary session. The purpose of the meeting is to listen to the presentations by the ambassadors and ask them questions so as to increase our...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: I thank the ambassador for his statement. I have two questions before I bring in Deputy Smith. Reports from Israel today indicate that it may not send an envoy to Cairo to follow up on the ceasefire. Are those reports true? They are supposed to have come from Prime Minister Netanyahu. Will the ambassador comment on the statement earlier this week regarding the confiscation of 1,000 acres...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: Before asking Deputy Smith to speak, I ask members to adhere to the same format. It is questions, not Second Stage speeches. I ask members to show the same courtesy to the ambassador of Israel as they showed to the ambassador of Palestine. I do not want any personal opinions, but for this to be a positive meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: A question please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: I thank Deputy Smith. Does the ambassador want to answer those questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: Does Israel intend to financially support the reconstruction of Gaza?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: Many questions have been asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: I would like him to answer the questions as much as he can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: Sorry, ambassador. I control the meeting here. The ambassador without interruption.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: The Deputy may make another brief contribution later. I am anxious to proceed as quickly as possible. Did the ambassador answer all the questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: Does the ambassador wish to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: I ask the Senator to keep to the point and ask questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: There should be no interruptions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: Perhaps we will invite the ambassador to answer. The Senator asked a number of questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: I remind the Senator that I would prefer if he did not use the personal status of the deputy ambassador, as I do not think that title should have been used in the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: It has nothing to do with the deputy ambassador.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: Yes, but I do not think-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)
Pat Breen: Sorry-----