Results 61-80 of 157 for israel speaker:Catherine Connolly

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...with the family of Kim Damti and also to condemn the actions of Hamas in the targeting of civilians. I have absolutely no hesitation in doing that. However, when we do that, we must also condemn Israel and its actions. There is no way out of that. Their language and the language of the defence minister is simply appalling. The Tánaiste mentioned the Old Testament, and the Israeli...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (10 Oct 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his recent visit to Israel/Palestine, if he can confirm several reports that the Israeli Government refused his request to visit Palestinian towns in Area C of the West Bank; if he was given a reason for this refusal, and if he accepts the explanation given; if he agrees that the areas in question are not part of Israel but...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (10 Oct 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his recent visit to Israel/Palestine, if he planned or attempted to visit Ein Samiya in Area C of the West Bank, where, according to reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, schools were destroyed in August and Palestinian residents were forced to flee following attacks from illegal settlers; if...

Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ..., and Palestine and what is happening there. A fund was never set up for Palestine. In fact, we allowed three of the ten organisations we fund to be prescribed as terrorist organisations by Israel. We give money to three organisations which, according to Israel, are terrorist organisations. A report by Amnesty International told us that the operation in Israel was an apartheid...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (3 Oct 2023)

Catherine Connolly: .... I repeat my horror at what is happening in a neutral country. The Tánaiste shaking his head does not help the situation. Deputy Bríd Smith already mentioned the horror related to what Israel is doing in Palestine and we have really stood idly by, other than expressing our deep concern. I will give some figures from the European fact sheet entitled EU Solidarity with...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Statements (13 Jul 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...he takes pride in our leading by example at the UN but we fail to lead in Europe. We are waiting all the time for action from a Europe where Ursula von der Leyen, as already quoted, has said that the Israeli state made the desert bloom. We are waiting for a European Union where Josep Borrell has told us they really do not like to use the word "apartheid" in relation to Israel,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2023)

Catherine Connolly: The Taoiseach's response is absolutely incredibly weak for an independent sovereign State. On 1 July, the Tánaiste condemned the illegal Israeli settlements. There are 5,500 further housing units in West Bank settlements - this illegal occupation is against international law - and more are planned. What we have here is an operation cynically called Operation Home and Garden. Can the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...xe9;anamh aige ar ár son mar thír a chuireann béim ar chúrsaí síochána agus a bhfuil sé de mhuinín againn a rá go bhfuil sé seo ag sárú an dlí idirnáisiúnta? I am looking at what is happening on the West Bank. As the Taoiseach knows, there is an illegal war and an illegal attack has been launched by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (29 Jun 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 10 May 2023, if the IDA currently employs, or has under contract, an agent or consultant in Israel to increase investment in Ireland by Israeli companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31542/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (21 Jun 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details on the number of times the United States has exercised its veto at the UN Security Council to veto resolutions in regard to Israel-Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29899/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ministerial Engagements (15 Jun 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 27 April 2023, if he will provide an update on his bilateral engagement to date in 2023 with his Israeli counterpart with regard to the ongoing demolition and seizure of Palestinian property in the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as the escalating violence by Israel on Palestinians; and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ministerial Engagements (15 Jun 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...year was the bloodiest and it is increasing. We have taken no action. Six organisations remain designated as terrorist organisations. We fund two or three of those. Amnesty International's report on Israel's apartheid against Palestinians has been utterly ignored by this Government and by Europe, except for the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ministerial Engagements (15 Jun 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...the Tánaiste's bona fides and what he said in that we have been stronger than any other country. That is not the measuring stick. We are an independent country, so what is our attitude regarding Israel other than expressing concerns? What is it we are saying to Israel? The Tánaiste has not met with the Israeli Foreign Minister or whoever the appropriate minister is and we are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (31 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 157. To ask the Minister for Health if he was made aware of reports of a recent visit by Ireland’s National Ambulance Service to Israel to study the operations of Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medical service established by the Israeli government; his views on whether such a visit was appropriate in view of reports of repeated attacks by Israeli forces on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (31 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 190. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recently reported visit by Ireland’s National Ambulance Service to Israel to study the operations of Magen David Adom, Israel’s national Emergency Medical Service established by the Israeli Government; his views on whether this visit was appropriate in view of the many recent reports of a dramatic increase in attacks by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with regard to the UN database of companies operating in Israel’s illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, if he is of the opinion that the database is at present achieving the objectives outlined in the Resolution adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council in 2016; the initiatives that the Government has taken since...

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...was produced on 12 February 2020, over three years ago, on foot of an independent fact-finding mission established by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the human rights implications of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. On that list we have investments in our name using our money in nine companies, which is completely unacceptable. I am very conscious that...

Control of Exports Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...done deals with these countries to outsource our responsibility for refugees. As well as what is included here being interesting, what is also interesting is the countries that are not included. Israel and Saudi Arabia are not included. Interestingly, Yemen, a country that is being destroyed by the arms industry through Saudi Arabia and other countries, is included and faces...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 18 January 2023, if the IDA currently employs, or has under contract, an agent or consultant in Israel to increase investment in Ireland by Israeli enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22126/23]