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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: We have taken action. The Deputy is being very disingenuous. We have taken action long before this war and during it. We were one of the first to support the NGOs that Israel had, in our view, wrongly labelled as supporters of terrorism. We continued our support for those NGOs, which are human rights organisations, with finance. We met them. I already instanced the UNRWA situation and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: -----because of his particular view. I believe Israel has no strategic approach to the Middle East and has failed abysmally in developing a strategic approach. I believe earlier generations of leaders had a better approach to the idea of a two-state solution and getting there but it is a far more complex situation than the Deputy is articulating here today, to be fair.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: European Union (9 May 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Matt Carthy: ...also acknowledge that the EU has funded very important projects in Palestine. It has funded schools, hospitals, healthcare centres, youth clubs and women's centres. In all instances it has watched as Israel has gone in and destroyed those very buildings which Europe has paid for. Europe shrugged and did not look for even a cent back from the Israeli regime. It is all right on the one...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: ..., said it was not really that significant and asked whether we could move on now. His asserted solution fails to understand the complexity of the situation, for example, the Arab population within Israel itself.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Agreements (9 May 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Marian Harkin: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to persuade the European Commission to suspend the EU-Israel association agreement. [20548/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Matt Carthy: The recognition on 21 May. We also must recognise that a Palestinian state today is unviable precisely because Israel has made it unviable. A further incursion and invasion into Rafah will make not only a Palestinian state but any prospect of a lasting peace settlement virtually impossible to contemplate. Does the Minister agree there is a need for the international community and states...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Frances Black: ...hard to articulate at this stage. Rafah is about the size of Limerick city and is now home to more than 1.5 million people who have been displaced from their homes in northern and central Gaza by Israel's murderous invasion. People in Rafah are living and dying in tents. Many of them have fled multiple times in the last six months. Rafah has become a city of tents and precious little...

Seanad: Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Barry Ward: ...all of these different traditions together. We see it even now in the context of what is happening in the Middle East. I was deeply ashamed when Ursula von der Leyen went to Tel Aviv and stood with an Israeli minister who was openly announcing that he was going to break international law and said she would stand with him. She has apologised for that but it is a demonstration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...and Trade if he has been in contact with the German government about the suppression of the Irish language and other forms of censorship in relation to protests in Germany against genocide and Israel’s actions in Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20912/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Meetings (9 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...relief. In the wake of the publication of the Colonna report, I urged my fellow Ministers to release any suspended funding for UNRWA and I reiterated our request for the EU to carry out a review of whether Israel is complying with its obligations, including under the EU-Israel Association Agreement. During the Sudan discussion I highlighted our pledge of €12.3 million this year...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Pauline Tully: 68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the progress that has been made to date to intervene in the case initiated by South Africa against Israel under the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice; to detail the work that needs to be undertaken before a declaration is filed; the timeframe within which a declaration will be filed; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Howlin: 109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out his actions of recent times to end the Israeli assault on Gaza; the discussions he has had with governments in the region; the contacts he has had with the US government; the attitude of other EU foreign ministers to the ongoing tactics being employed by Israel; the efforts made to secure an immediate ceasefire; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Gino Kenny: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call on US President Biden to stop providing military aid and support to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20887/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Micheál Martin: In the context of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, Ireland remains fully committed to supporting and funding civil society organisations and human rights defenders on the ground as a key part of our support for the Palestinian people. As I previously stated, Ireland repeatedly expressed serious concern on the matter of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 3 other results from this answer

Matt Carthy: 100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland’s request to the European Commission that a review be conducted of Israel’s compliance with its human rights obligations under the EU-Israel Association Agreement. [20778/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...with EU law, and would not be implementable. This is the clear legal advice on this matter. The Government will therefore not be taking it forward. Ireland’s resolute opposition to illegal Israeli settlements is firmly grounded in international law. To adopt a unilateral approach that runs contrary to legal advice would undermine Ireland’s clear and principled stance on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: I have been engaging intensively with EU, regional and international partners, including the US, since the beginning of this crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. During all of these engagements I have conveyed the same message: there is an urgent need for an immediate and sustainable humanitarian ceasefire; the unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza;...

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024) See 11 other results from this debate

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...are under way at EU level to combat that activity, including through the new EU toolboxes on hybrid threats and foreign information manipulation and interference, FIMI. Many Deputies raised the issue of Palestine and Israel. It is extremely important to respond in this regard. Deputy Bríd Smith raised the question of disinvestment. I highlight to her that on 5 April, the...

Restriction of Imports (States in violation of obligations under the Genocide Convention and Occupied Territories) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: ...resources from an occupied territory in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. This Bill is co-sponsored by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and Deputy Pringle. It arises out of Israel's response to the horrendous attack on its territory by Hamas on 7 October last. The attack was barbaric, in complete flagrant violation of all the norms of war and conflict and devoid of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: Israel is moving into the next stage of its murderous onslaught in Rafah. There are no words to describe the horrendous outcome we may see where 1.5 million Palestinian people are under bombardment in a small area of land. In the midst of this horrendous scene, it is heartening and uplifting to see students at Trinity College Dublin taking action to insist on divestment, sanctions and an...