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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I will revert to our witnesses for a period of five minutes to respond to Deputy Brady and Senator O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I am looking at the clock. I might ask Mr. Holt to make a final comment following his presentation. Are there any parting words he would like to leave with us? I thank the witnesses for meeting with us, for preparing their presentation and for dealing with members' questions. I regret that the time allotted was much shorter than our members would wish. Nevertheless, it was an important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. Holt for the manner in which he dealt with our questions. As well as his presentation this morning, if Mr. Holt has any documentation that he would wish to furnish the committee with by way of annual or interim report, for example, that he has prepared and that he feels might be of assistance to the committee in the context of our work, I ask him to send it straight on to us. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I welcome Ms Cait Moran, the director of the Middle East and north Africa unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Feilim McLaughlin, director of global programmes in Irish Aid. The format of the meeting is that we will hear the opening statements of our guests before going into a question-and-answer session with members of the committee. As we are quite time limited due to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. McLaughlin and Ms Moran. I will now come to members of the committee, starting with Deputy Brady. I will ask members to raise their hands thereafter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I will go briefly to Deputy Clarke and Senator Craughwell before coming back to our witnesses. I am conscious of the time but I wish to ensure everybody has an opportunity to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Before coming back to the witnesses, I am conscious of the terms of reference of our review with respect to demolitions of buildings and displacements of communities and people. I am also conscious of the opening comments from Ms Moran, when she indicated quite rightly that matters are somewhat fluid, as well as being very sensitive. A number of political questions have been directed at our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Mr. McLaughlin is not on my screen but he may proceed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Does Deputy Brady wish to take a minute or two before I refer back to the witnesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I have a question on the legal advice given to people who may be subject to a demolition or an eviction order. East Jerusalem is the most recent area where evictions have given rise to violence. The committee heard last week from an international lawyer, Ms Natasha Hausdorff, who was very unambiguous when she stated that the title to the lands in East Jerusalem were never actually given by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Ms Moran and Mr. McLaughlin for their engagement, as well as for dealing with the questions and issues raised. I thank both of them and their colleagues in the Department of Foreign Affairs for the manner in which this committee is briefed. The strong relationship between the Department and the committee is very much appreciated by all members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I have received apologies from Deputy Stanton. This meeting clashes with Question Time with the Minister for Defence in the plenary session of the Dáil in the national convention centre and some of our members are engaged in that business. I welcome Deputy Boyd Barrett, who is not a member but a welcome participant. Before we formally commence, I wish to convey my condolences to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Ms Hausdorff. I am very keen to bring members in as soon as possible but, first, I am pleased to welcome former Deputy Shatter and invite him to make his contribution. I remind Mr. Shatter that we are limited to a strict time format and ask that he confine himself to five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I am reluctant to intervene but I must do so on the basis of the time constraint under which we are operating. The invitation to our guests referred expressly to that constraint. Mr. Shatter may wish to remain with us for the course of the question and answer session, during which he may well have an opportunity to reply to a specific question on the part of a member. He may wish to avail...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I am proceeding now to Deputy Brady and Senator Joe O'Reilly and will then revert to our guests to answer those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I am sorry to cut across Deputy Brady, but I must remind him of the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I remind members to adhere to the agreed time allocation. I call Senator Joe O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I will call on the panel now, commencing with the ambassador to whom direct questions were put. The members of the panel can respond to Senators Wilson and Joe O'Reilly and Deputy Brady. I ask them to be as brief and direct as possible in their responses. Then I will call Deputy Gannon, Senators Craughwell and Ardagh and Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Deputy Brady had a specific question for Ms Hausdorff regarding title and legal issues. I ask Ms Hausdorff to respond. Again, I am very conscious of the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I ask Deputy Brady to please desist. He will have an opportunity. I ask that Ms Hausdorff-----