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Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Sep 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...and unpredictable and which should never therefore be capable of using nuclear weapons or enriching uranium. There is nothing about the track record of countries with established nuclear capability. Israel, for example, disregards international law by continuing to build settlements. We can also look at what has been happening in India and Pakistan, as well as in the United States. A...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...if the settlements continue, there will not be any lands left from which the Palestinians could create a state. The Golan Heights had been untouched by conflict for many years. It had been part of an Israeli peace plan under which Israel was prepared to transfer the area to Syria as part of a comprehensive peace deal. The position is now very different, however. There are 27,000...

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

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the United States of America recognition of the occupied Golan Heights in conjunction with the previous recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; and his views on whether this will have a negative consequence on lasting peace and a two state solution. [17591/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (29 Jan 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work he has undertaken on the Palestine-Israel situation; the expected outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3897/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (3 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if compensation will be sought for the demolition of EU-funded aid structures in Palestine by Israel; if compensation will be systematically demanded each time a structure is demolished; and if he will raise this matter at EU level at the earliest opportunity. [40150/18]

Palestine: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have had the opportunity to visit both Palestine and Israel on several occasions, most recently during last September. I am a member of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. The committee has met many delegations from Israel and Palestine, including those from civil society, academics, religious leaders and political leaders. The one thing that came...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...Dáil on statements on Palestine and that one of my last points concerned the need to take the Good Friday Agreement as an example of what can be achieved. We have met many delegations from both Israel and Palestine that have come over wanting to hear how the Good Friday Agreement came about. Of course, the recent events have put everything on a much longer finger. I read the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...by being part of Operation Sophia. I am sure someone has raised my last issue. Will we be supporting the UN Secretary General's call for an independent inquiry into what has been happening in Israel-Palestine and the number of Palestinian civilians who were shot by the Israeli army?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (25 Jan 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Palestine and Israel; if the continuing building of settlements was discussed; and if he engaged with those working on reconciliation. [3668/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...on 11 December 2017 and his intention to justify illegal settlements in Palestine, he will condemn this illegal activity, in view of President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. [53162/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (30 Nov 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The witnesses mentioned the American ambassador to Israel. Does the United States have a representative in Ramallah? The committee and I have met delegations from non-governmental organisations, NGOs, and civil society from Israel who are as critical as the witnesses of their government. There is a need for those voices in Israel and Palestine, who want to see democracy and respect for...

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...to the people who are still left in those five villages in the Golan. We know Irish troops are deployed there but that is probably about as much as we know about the area. There is an EU-Israel Association Agreement council meeting which is about developing a broad bilateral partnership, dialogue, co-operation, mutual accountability and a shared commitment - I have read this in the blurb...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (21 Sep 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise at EU level the fact that Israel is denying the Palestinian Authority jurisdiction over Area C which under the UN and various treaties fall within the Palestinian state; and if he will report on his recent visit to the region in view of the fact that the World Bank has estimated that Area C, West Bank is the key to future...

European Council: Statements (28 Jun 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...of the occupation and we usually look at the political effects. The World Bank compiled a report on the economic effects of occupation. Is Palestine being considered at all by the EU? In the Quartet roadmap, Israel agreed to halt settlement activity prior to negotiations. However, neither the EU nor the UN has insisted on that. I have not even mentioned Gaza. People need to come to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (17 May 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on Ireland increasing its purchasing of military hardware from Israel; his further views on whether these purchases are ethical in view of recent conflict in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23083/17]

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...of thousands of malnourished children. Where stands the European Council on that? It is providing funding, but is that funding going to the right places? Finally, I return to Palestine. The EU is demanding that Israel put an end to the demolition of Palestinian homes in Area C of the West Bank at the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar where there will be a forced transfer of residents...

European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...to deal with the protection of the Good Friday Agreement. There was also a call for a civic forum to engage civic society on the issues as they emerge. The option of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine is fading as settlements are being built. We continue to support the two-state solution but how can we do that when we do not recognise one of the countries as a state? For...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Middle East Issues (22 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...a state. If we are committed to the two-state solution, surely it is logical that we recognise Palestine as a state. I would like to know how emphatic we are at EU and UN level in condemning what Israel is doing with settlements.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Middle East Issues (22 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The reality is that the settlements are continuing. I want to acknowledge the Israeli opposition to this as well. The vote in the Knesset was 60 to 52 and the Government's top lawyer has called it unconstitutional. A number of Israeli NGOs are actively opposing this regulation Bill. I acknowledge the information that SADAKA has sent. Many parliaments have voted to recognise a Palestinian...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (23 Nov 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the calls on Israel for an immediate moratorium on demolitions and confiscations; if he will request compensation for confiscated or demolished EU assets in area C of the West Bank; and his views on whether the European External Action Service should publish and disseminate the biannual EU representative in Jerusalem's, EUROP,...