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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: People in Ireland have a huge affinity with the people of Palestine. It is something that we have taken to our hearts so I will ask about Palestine and anticipatory actions. In the olden days and medieval times invaders, while they surrounded a city, would throw in decaying bodies of animals or humans to spread disease in the area. That seems to be what is going on in Gaza now because both...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Yes. An awful lot of EU and UN funding goes into Gaza and the occupied territories. The EU should look after itself. I know the conflict has never been quite this bad but has the UN ever considered suing for the destruction of UN facilities and infrastructure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Would Israel being brought to the International Criminal Court and found to be in breach of international law have any bearing on the UN's ability to sue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Yes. Regarding climate change, there are parts of the world that are not in need of humanitarian aid but they might be not too far into the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: What strategies does the UN have and what can it do to sound alarm bells about such need? Spain and Italy experienced drought this year while Ireland had the opposite problem of too much water. The area of land where we can grow food is getting smaller as deserts encroach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I thank Mr. Rajasingham and his colleague for attending this meeting.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Another woman for the Taoiseach to mansplain to.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: The Minister is misleading the House.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tribunals of Inquiry (21 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: This is a very important question for the Women of Honour. As the Tánaiste is aware, they were taken aback by what they felt was a trivialising of their request and the assertion that its inclusion in the terms of reference would make the process in question unworkable. I believe the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act is extremely important in our Defence Forces because a disparity...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I am happy to speak on this report. As the Minister knows, in Sinn Féin we saw this consultative forum on international security policy as unnecessarily political and narrow. I attended the four days of the forum and contributed to each of the sessions. We made clear in our submission our vision and ambition for Ireland as a neutral and independent state, playing a key role in...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: In the context of our responsibilities as outlined in the report, I urge the Tánaiste to use every means open to him, to move heaven and earth, to stop the bombing of Gaza and the raids on the West Bank, and ensure that this ceasefire that was announced last night is permanent. It is six and a half weeks late but at least a ceasefire has been announced. Netanyahu did not want a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Middle East (21 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: 72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether the State is supplying and/or buying or selling arms from/to Israel, or any component parts of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50892/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: 62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will include the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 in the terms of reference of the tribunal of inquiry, specifically in the context of the sensitive, significant matters and working circumstances raised by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50893/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Budget 2024, Official Development Assistance, COP28 and Ongoing Humanitarian Situations: Dóchas (21 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I was not well last week so I am interested to hear about loss and damage because we have touched on the matter in the climate committee. The witnesses spoke about reaching €1.5 billion per year by 2030 and then sustaining that sum forever. I thank them all for coming in and for the work they do. How are their aid workers abroad, particularly those in Gaza? The number of aid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Budget 2024, Official Development Assistance, COP28 and Ongoing Humanitarian Situations: Dóchas (21 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: How do the witnesses feel about aid workers being used as a fig leaf for the kind of wanton brutality that is being carried out by a democratic state?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Budget 2024, Official Development Assistance, COP28 and Ongoing Humanitarian Situations: Dóchas (21 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: What about the role aid organisations might have in the rebuilding of Gaza when the war ends?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Budget 2024, Official Development Assistance, COP28 and Ongoing Humanitarian Situations: Dóchas (21 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: As a politician, I should apologise because what is happening is a complete political failure. War, conflicts and power struggles happen, but this is an absolute political failure. The witnesses can take my apologies for that. Many psychological services will be needed as part of the rebuilding of Gaza. People will have disabilities as a result of amputations and all of that. Is there a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Budget 2024, Official Development Assistance, COP28 and Ongoing Humanitarian Situations: Dóchas (21 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I ask Mr. MacSorley to talk to us about children in Sudan and what is happening there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Budget 2024, Official Development Assistance, COP28 and Ongoing Humanitarian Situations: Dóchas (21 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Yes.

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: We were all horrified when we heard that a woman and three junior and senior infants had been stabbed in broad daylight outside their school last Thursday. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Once it was leaked that the attacker had not been born in Ireland, anyone could have predicted what followed. That is, anyone except this Government and the Garda Commissioner, who insist, despite...