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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: If I may speak on that point, a Chathaoirligh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I do not want to be overly party political, but I have to make the point that we have consistently called this out. We have said that cutting off fuel, water and so on is wrong. I asked Deputy Carthy a straight question about whether he thinks that Israel has a right to go after Hamas, given what has happened to Israel's people. He did not answer. The reason I have difficulty in taking...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: -----but it happened.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin seems to have a problem with Hamas-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: You are accusing me of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: We have outlined that. We condemn all breaches of international law, and we have said that. In a statement, we said: "The decision by the Israeli military to tell the entire civilian population in the north of the Gaza strip to move southward for their own safety is deeply dangerous and impossible to implement." I have said this-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: Sorry. I-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I did not say that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: Ah, look, Deputy. I am saying-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I am saying that Israel said that. I am reading out to the Deputy what I said about it. What I said------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: It is "deeply dangerous and impossible to implement." That is what I said on the record a couple of days ago and again today. That is my point. I have some difficulty. We will not discuss Deputies Paul Donnelly or Andrews, but Deputy Carthy seems to have a problem in at least having an issue with Hamas. The bottom line is, if someone comes in and kills 1,500 of your people, what are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: -----but I just want to find out how we deal with Hamas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I do not----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I do not agree with that, no.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I do not agree with that at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I have said so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I have said it lots of times.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I have said hundreds of times that bombing an urban conurbation means innocent civilians get killed. I am trying to tease this through to get an understanding of it. We can all make our positions known, but we need to try to progress them as best we can. We are a small country and a lot of people respect our position. A lot of people keep talking to us at least and keep engaging from all...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: -----in the first instance to get humanitarian aid through.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Micheál Martin: I believe I have dealt with everything, more or less. The shift of focus in Ukraine is a concern in terms of a potential campaign of bombing energy installations over the winter period literally to freeze people to death. Deputy Cowen spoke about a humanitarian corridor. I addressed that point earlier. We are constantly speaking to all of the authorities to see if we can get the Rafah...