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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: -----and our Houses of Parliament-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: -----in terms of what legislation we seek to discuss and enact. Does the Tánaiste propose giving a substantial response to the authors of this letter pointing out that we are independent and the Houses of the Oireachtas are independent, and that we are entitled to discuss-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: -----and debate any legislation we see fit?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: Why is he looking at Deputy Boyd Barrett?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: What about correspondence from the congressman?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: Okay, carry on.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the meeting he held with EU and Arab Foreign Ministers to discuss the Middle East peace process; the progress made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9756/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: Will the Tánaiste provide an update on the meeting he held recently between EU and Arab Foreign Ministers to discuss the Middle East peace process? I would be grateful if he could give us as much detail as possible on what was achieved at the meeting.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: The Minister said there were six European countries represented, as well as Jordan and Egypt. Can he tell us if representatives from Israel were invited and, if so, did they decline? Were there other invitees who either declined or did not turn up? Fianna Fáil shares the Government's interest in the Middle East peace process. It is a long-running conflict. A two-state solution which...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: When the Tánaiste makes his subsequent reply, he might tell us whether the Israelis were invited. In September 2018, when he announced that he was convening the meeting, he said Ireland would be forced to recognise the state of Palestine. Is it still his thinking that we will be forced to do so? Why do we not just go ahead and do it now? Is there anything going on in the background...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Yemen and the efforts to address the acute risk of famine in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9704/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts to address the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9703/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he plans to ensure that all rights afforded to persons in Northern Ireland under the Good Friday Agreement are upheld in full even in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9705/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the rise of nationalism in EU member states and the threat to the rule of law, including in Hungary and Poland; the implications that this potentially has for the future of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9701/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Security Council (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland’s bid to win a seat at the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9702/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Anti-Racism Measures (26 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken at EU and international level to address the rise in anti-Semitic attacks worldwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9461/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Anti-Racism Measures (26 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the rise of anti-Semitism in certain European Union member states has been addressed or discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9462/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (26 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at EU and international level against countries in the Middle East in which there are flagrant abuses of human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9095/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (26 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the persecution of Christians in the Middle East has been raised at the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9096/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (26 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: 90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to assist persons in Rukban, Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9097/19]