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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Would it be true to say that the international atmosphere is more amenable to taking action now than it was a year ago, for example, due to the obvious horrendous actions by Israel at the moment against Hamas in the West Bank and in Gaza? It appears to me that the letter from the Minister to the Ceann Comhairle indicates an anxiety on the part of the Minister to proceed in some fashion or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...an international forum on site and close to the zones of conflict where it could be regarded as the go-to authority to relay grievances on both sides? We must acknowledge that the incursion into Israel by Hamas two weeks ago was not necessarily a friendly gesture, as some would try to paint it nowadays. The retaliation is not a friendly gesture, as some would try to paint it. That...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...this particular time. Needless to say, I do not go the way of the previous speaker. I would recommend Leon Uris's book on the subject, which entails a fairly broad description of the founding of Israel and what it is today. I do not agree with many of the things Israel has done - I totally disagree with them - but we need to be very careful not to pander on the side of suggesting that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (16 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and the international community can continue to exert pressure to bring about an amicable peace process in the Israel-Palestine conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17810/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: ...Trade the degree to which the international community continues to positively influence the situation in the Middle East with particular reference to the need to encourage peace initiatives between Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48360/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (4 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and the international community can continue to exert pressure to bring about an amicable peace process in the Israel-Palestine conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40555/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Persecution of Christians: Discussion (13 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: ...and its Minister and his predecessor have done exactly that. It does not necessarily resonate with the people with whom we have discourse. They only see one side. In 1979 I stayed in a kibbutz in Israel and we visited both sides. We got both types of opposing propaganda. I remember an army colonel making a speech detailing all the atrocities which occurred that were offensive to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Palestine and Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (10 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: ...of the suggestions put forward and I am not sure it is based on reality. It made me wonder how feasible some of the proposals have been. Finally, a President of Egypt and Prime Minister of Israel were assassinated following their efforts to bring about a settlement. They were virtually isolated by their own people who did not go along with their proposals. How does the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: We should not agree to the postponement of a possible resolution to the conflict in the Middle East because if Israel or Hamas and the Palestinian people postpone, it will result in a major conflagration on an international scale which will make us very sorry. Does the ambassador accept that is a possibility? How committed is Israel to the two state solution? We have all talked about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: ...or related bodies in the region of the Golan Heights, from where we have heard reports in recent times. To what extent does the ambassador believe such activity is influencing the issue between Israel and Palestine? To what extent does that influence extend beyond normal boundaries? My last issue has also been raised by others and involves the two-state solution. Are all of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations Human Rights Council: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (6 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: ...locations at committee meetings. In some former or serving politicians have been interned. There may be different degrees to which their human rights have been abused, but I know from visits to Israel that at least four groups, three in particular, have taken prisoners in the past few years. The prisoners are not treated well, for want of a better description. There is also the case of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (16 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: ...countries such as Lebanon, Jordan or Turkey given what the Minister of State said about the possibility of resentment on the part of the communities in the host countries? Fatah, Hamas and Israel all have prisoners belonging to each other to a greater or lesser extent. To what extent does the international community continue to monitor the extent to which prisoners are held in each...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (16 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: ...one community during his visit to Gaza. In order to reassure all involved in the international process, is he satisfied that adequate regard is being had for the groups such as Christians or Israelis in the area who may feel aggrieved at the possibility of somebody from the international community, with the best of the intentions visiting one side only? In regard to the recently...

Interception of Gaza Humanitarian Flotilla: Motion (1 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: .... Any attempt by a democratic state to prolong such activity - obviously intending to continue with it ad infinitum - in pursuit of the blockade cannot be justified. Unfortunately, it appears the Israeli authorities are showing contempt for the international community, because they know full well what international opinion is likely to be. This is not to say that any of us support...

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (16 Feb 2010)

Bernard Durkan: ...East; the extent to which the primary issues have been identified and are likely to be resolved; if he plans, alone or in conjunction with other EU representatives, to visit Gaza, the West Bank or Israel in the context of a peace process in the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7836/10]

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (23 Sep 2009)

Bernard Durkan: ...for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he, directly or through the aegis of the European Union or United Nations, will bring the necessary pressure to bear on the relevant authorities in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank with a view to ensuring the early resolution of issues relating to access for building materials in respect of the reconstruction of demolished buildings in Gaza through...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (17 Sep 2009)

Bernard Durkan: ...Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he has sought, through the UN and EU, to bring about an observance of basic human rights in respect of prisoners held by the various authorities in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank; the extent to which legal and family visitations can be established in accordance with international human rights criteria; and if he will make a statement on the...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Income Tax. (7 Dec 2005)

Bernard Durkan: ...a parent company outside the State, for example. I am also concerned about employees who are domiciled here, but spend part of their time in other countries, such as the United States, Germany or Israel, where some of the multinational corporations in question have subsidiaries. It is important to be able to reassure such investors that this proposal will have no negative impact on them...