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Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...applies to Hamas and to what happened on 7 October. We cannot ignore the death, loss of life and the nature of what happened on that day. We also cannot ignore the disproportionate response from Israel and the fact there is a clear case that has to be heard by the International Court of Justice. We will respond to that in the way we do to all such human rights issues, which is through...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Foreign Conflicts (28 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...-of-munitions-o f-war-on-civil-aircraft/#statistics The table below details the total number of exemptions granted and, of those, the number of exemptions granted to a flight destined for a point in Israel, from 2013 to 2023 (end October): Year Total exemptions granted Those destined for a point in Israel 2013 704 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (21 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is not involved in any exercise, operation, training or research which includes involvement by any Israeli state agency or any body with links to Israel as described in the Question. The information requested, in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department, is an operational matter for each agency. Officials in my Department will request the relevant bodies to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (21 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department has some engagement with companies based in Israel in order to meet our obligations as part of an EU-wide approach to air travel. The operation of scheduled air services is supported by a necessary framework provided through an air services agreement. Ireland is a party to EU air services agreements, which are negotiated by the European...

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: ...well as just a narrow reading of the rules. Similarly, when it comes to trading with the settlements there is a political context that has to be taken into account. This Bill is not against the State of Israel or the Israeli people and what we are proposing is very specific and targeted. On the Minister's supposition that in taking that political context into account we would be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (25 Jan 2018)

Eamon Ryan: ...engagement, although that can include the use of protest and the European Union changing its position to take a far more critical approach, especially in respect of what the US Government and the Israeli Government are doing. It seems that the Israeli Government is happy enough with this stalled negotiation process. I am interested in what the Minister said to the effect that behind...

European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Dec 2017)

Eamon Ryan: ...Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, by stating that we cannot tolerate the actions of the US President in threatening to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of the Israeli State. There is a possible opportunity at this time. The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, today said that the US can no longer be seen as a mediator or accepted as an honest...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (26 Jul 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 426. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to join UN special rapporteurs regarding human rights defenders and call on Israel to drop charges against a person (details supplied) [36576/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Israeli Settlements (22 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: One further measure that has been promoted is a ban not on all goods from Israel but on those coming directly from the settlements. In his talks with the French Foreign Minister yesterday and with his German colleagues later today, did and will the Minister ask for a ban on specific products coming from the settlement territories in Israel? Has he made any progress on that and what does he...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Israeli Settlements (22 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the banning of trade from the EU with Israel in view of ongoing breaches of the Geneva Convention in the form of settlements which are illegal under international law. [8758/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Israeli Settlements (22 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: .... We are in effect taking no measures to stop what is clearly an illegal and unjust act. Where is our voice? We could have a voice if we made a strong stand and said we will not trade with Israel, which is what I am asking the Minister to consider with this question. However, the wider question is what we can do. If we are not going to take any options that are set out, how can the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (17 May 2016)

Eamon Ryan: ...of 26 April 2016, what the international community can do; the actions he is taking to support such actions happening; and the unilateral steps Ireland will take itself to do more with regard to Israel and Palestine. [9925/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (26 Apr 2016)

Eamon Ryan: ...a recent statement (details supplied) by the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process the actions he will take at a national level to bring pressure on Israel to cease settlement building and land confiscation; the further actions he will pursue at European Union level to bring pressure on Israel to cease settlement building and land confiscation;...

Written Answers — Electric Motor Vehicles: Electric Motor Vehicles (18 Jun 2009)

Eamon Ryan: ...car charging infrastructure and all associated issues including funding options will be addressed in the report. The ESB and SEI have been working intensively as part of the Taskforce and visited Israel and Denmark last year to study their approaches to fast tracking the deployment of electric vehicles. The ambitions of other countries underline the importance of positioning Ireland at...

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (12 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: ..., the costs involved in providing car charging infrastructure and associated issues will be addressed in the report. The ESB and SEI have been working intensively within the Taskforce and visited Israel and Denmark last year to learn from their approaches to fast tracking the deployment of electric vehicles. SEI is also developing a €1 million project on alternative transport...

Alternative Energy Projects. (12 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: ...charging infrastructure and all associated issues, including funding options, will be addressed in the report. The ESB and SEI have been working intensively as part of the task force and visited Israel and Denmark last year to study their approaches to fast-tracking the deployment of electric vehicles. I am satisfied there is sufficient expertise available to the task force and in the key...

Alternative Energy Projects. (12 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: ...representatives. That is not to stop bodies such as SEI which has a central role working with other private operators. This is not an exclusive arrangement. It is frontier technology. With Israel, Denmark and Portugal, we are developing an infrastructure that has not yet been tried and tested. It is a new infrastructure for the 21st century; therefore, this is only the beginning. It...

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Ryan: ...(SEI), ESB, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland and other stakeholders and agencies are also represented on the taskforce. The ESB and SEI have been working intensively within the taskforce and visited Israel and Denmark last year to learn from their approaches to fast tracking the deployment of electric vehicles. The taskforce is assessing the infrastructure options for the national roll-out...

Energy Resources (2 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: ...set out a significant amount of work in this area. It will continue work that has already been done by Sustainable Energy Ireland, including visits by officials from the agency to Denmark and Israel. I disagree with Deputy Coveney on the issue of targets. I believe the target is pitched exactly right. It takes time for any country to turn its fleet over to electric power. Any cars...

Energy Resources (2 Dec 2008)

Eamon Ryan: The key driver in this is also energy security. The reason Israel is promoting the move to electric vehicles is that it is concerned about the availability of oil coming from the Middle East——