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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2022)

Catherine Connolly: ...;onn sé leis na conclúidí tromchúiseacha atá inti agus, go háirithe, go bhfuil córas cinedheighilte i gceist ag Iosrael i coinne na bPalaistíneach? Cén beartas atá ag an Rialtas maidir leis na moltaí? It is worth focusing on this report on Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians published last week. It is a damning indictment...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (25 Oct 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Dermot Ahern: I have not received an invitation to events to mark the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel on 14 May 1948. At the invitation of the Speaker of the Knesset and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, our Ambassador in Tel Aviv will attend a special session of the Knesset on 29 November to mark the 60th anniversary of the adoption by the UN General...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (10 Jun 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland has repeatedly drawn attention to concerns with regard to the treatment of Palestinian prisoners, both directly with the Israeli authorities, and in discussions at EU or UN level. The excessive use of administrative detention has been criticized by the EU on a number of occasions in recent years, and I have also spelt out my concerns about the practice, including here in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (21 Feb 2019)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 and 66 together. I was deeply disappointed by Israel’s announcement that the mandate for the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) would not be renewed. The TIPH, a civilian observer mission which was established in 1997 as part of United Nations Security Council Resolution 904 and the Oslo II accords, has played an important role in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (5 Jul 2016)

Charles Flanagan: ...over the last ten months in which, tragically, many children and young people have been involved. At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in October 2013, during the universal periodic review of Israel’s human rights record, Ireland expressed this concern and urged Israel to fully implement the recommendations of the February 2013 UNICEF report, entitled “Children in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (5 Mar 2019)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 129 to 131, inclusive, together. The human rights situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory is a matter of deep concern. The manner and practices around the detention and trial of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons and the Israeli military court system continue to be unacceptable. It is my view that Palestinians who are detained,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): EU Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have a couple of questions for the Taoiseach. He will be aware that across the world there is a growing chorus of voices outraged at the continuing persecution of the Palestinian people by Israel, including its continued seizure of Palestinian land, which is supposed to be designated for Palestinians as part of the so-called two-state solution, its demolition of Palestinian property in...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (27 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: ...Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 21 February 2012 regarding events in Syria and Iran and noting the 27 February 2012 statement by the Brazilian Foreign Minister that any attack by Israel or the US on Iran would be contrary to international law, and noting that the when Israel unilaterally bombed the Osirik nuclear reactor in Iraq in 1981, that the UN Security Council...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: Engaging in extensive public diplomacy activities is an important part of the role of Ireland's Ambassador to Israel. This typically involves a wide range of activities, such as engagement with universities, media outreach and social media. The Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly engages with a variety of Israeli organisations to effectively communicate Ireland's perspective. Due to the ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Illegal Israeli Imports (18 Sep 2014)

Charles Flanagan: In recent years Ireland has worked within the EU to focus attention on the expansion of Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as a negative and damaging factor, and a significant driver of the continuing conflict. The EU has stated clearly that settlements are illegal under international law and a barrier to peace. Since settlements are not in Israel, goods from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 Feb 2021)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the agreement on visas, this refers to a 1985 Exchange of Notes relating to the abolition of visas between Ireland and Israel. This is given effect through the exemption of Israeli passport holders from Irish Visa Requirements, as provided for under the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. Ireland has consistently and strongly opposed settlements in the occupied...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (6 Nov 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have stated repeatedly that the overall restrictions placed on Gaza by Israel are unjustified and counterproductive and I have called for the blockade to be lifted. However, in circumstances where groups in Gaza continue to fire missiles at Israel, primarily at civilian targets, as has been happening again in the last week, Israel is entitled to interdict supplies of arms destined for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (21 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., and international bodies, such as the World Health Organisation, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development among others, at which Israel, as a member or as a grantee of observer status, attends. My Department has also had a number of engagements with officials representing the government of Israel, in 2021, 2022 and to-date...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (6 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Coveney: ...Netanyahu would have moved ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank, and possibly even the Jordan Valley. That did not happen because of international pressure. The perception was that Israel had been given the green light to do that and it did not. It was talked out of doing so by powerful allies of Israel but also by very direct messaging from the European Union, in which...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland has repeatedly expressed serious concern on the matter of the designation of six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organisations by Israel in October 2021, including in bilateral contacts with Israel. The Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and The Netherlands issued a joint statement in support of the civil society organisations in July...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Travel (17 Nov 2016) See 1 other result from this answer

John Halligan: The Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation's visit to Palestine and Israel originated in an invitation from the Palestinian Minister for Education. The objective on this visit was to both demonstrate what Ireland is doing in the fields of education and training, and to observe and learn from what is being done in other countries, and to discuss problems arising and how they...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010) See 2 other results from this debate

Labhrás Ó Murchú: I return to the issue of Israel's blockade of Gaza. It is evident that the blockade has produced an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, perhaps the worst since the Israeli occupation began in 1967. Israel is now in contravention of the Geneva Convention. As an occupying force, it is responsible for the welfare of 1.5 Palestinians in Gaza. Although it has indicated it has disengaged from...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (1 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 148 together. IDA Ireland do not intend to set up an office in Israel. A request for tender for a part-time Israel based Business Development Consultant was issued on 26 April 2021. The Business Development Consultant will be expected to identify Israeli-headquartered companies with potential for investing in Ireland. IDA Ireland has not yet awarded...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014) See 3 other results from this debate

Labhrás Ó Murchú: -----but I appeal to Israel in this case. I know they listen because of the missives I have received from them in the past any time I have spoken on this issue in the House. I spoke on the invasion of Iraq along exactly the same lines. I do not want to say "Weren't we correct at that time?", but I ask Israel, for once, to let decency prevail in this particular case. As we sit here,...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Ned O'Sullivan: ...state to propose the two-state solution. In supporting the Bill and the section, we are very conscious of the wrongs that have been committed by both sides. It is certainly not our intention to alienate Israel or its allies. We fully support Israel's right to self-determination and self-defence. We further believe, and I wish to state on record, that there is an onus on the Palestinian...