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Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: ...are growing. If we are to begin addressing the human costs, the international community needs to step up its efforts to forge peace and save innocent lives. In particular, the response of the EU to Israel's actions in Gaza has exposed a huge breakdown in political and moral leadership that cannot be excused under any circumstances. While in respect of the economics of all of this, the...

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The horror unfolding in Gaza is on an unimaginable scale. In just over a month, Israel has dropped more than 25,000 tonnes of explosives on the besieged Gaza Strip, which is home to 2.3 million people, half of whom are children. Shockingly, more than one in 20 people in Gaza is now believed to be either injured, missing or dead. Entire families have been wiped out and the number of child...

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

Róisín Shortall: I commend Senator Black on her extensive work on the Bill and I am very pleased that she has joined us. In an interview recorded in 1976 the then Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, said the settlement movement was akin to a cancer for Israel that would eventually undermine the democratic nature of the country. More than 40 years later we can see how accurate was his assessment. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (10 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request Jordan and Israel to urgently provide safe haven to civilians fleeing military attack; his views on the creation of UN managed humanitarian corridors to facilitate the evacuation of civilians; if unilateral funding will be provided immediately for the creation of camps for potentially 750,000 persons fleeing the...

Palestine: Statements (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: ...of the United States and several EU members states gathered for a celebration to open the new American embassy in Jerusalem. However, the contrast is symptomatic of the larger issue. Israel is only able to continue to dominate Palestine with either the tacit or overt support of the international community and the United States, in particular. This must end. There is very little else...

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (21 Feb 2012)

Róisín Shortall: ...tooth-brushing or painting of teeth with fluorides. Additionally, all European countries promote the widespread use of fluoride toothpastes. The USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Argentina, Chile, and Columbia actively fluoridate water supplies.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the procedures for the review in general of the association agreement between Israel and the European Union and, in particular, compliance with its human rights clauses; the procedures which are in place for such a review; and the proposals in this regard. [6986/06]

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (14 Dec 2005)

Róisín Shortall: ...memorandum, reportedly presented to the EU Council of Ministers in a meeting of 21 November 2005, in which it was claimed the continued construction of settlements and the West Bank barrier wall by Israel, in violation of international law, are deliberately intended to ensure the [i]de facto[/i] annexation of the Arab area of Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39286/05]