Results 1-20 of 173 for israel speaker:Matt Carthy

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...Nakba, which saw 15,000 Palestinians killed and some three quarters of a million more expelled. The seven and a half decades since then have been marked, on the one hand, by the repeated breach by Israel of international laws and, on the other, by the failure of the international community to hold that state accountable for those breaches. The world, has, in essence, given Israel licence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council, UN Matters and Individually Tailored Partnership Programme with NATO: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (14 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...;naiste was last before the committee, and I suggest that he read it. Those in this room with the worst fears then could not have envisaged the destruction of Gaza that we have seen subsequently. If Israel moves to a ground invasion of Rafah, that will mean an attack on the last place of refuge of people who in some instances have been moved six times. These are people who are already...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council, UN Matters and Individually Tailored Partnership Programme with NATO: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (14 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: In the context of the question I have asked the Tánaiste about Rafah and the intensification of activities, can we not outline a single consequence for Israel for proceeding along that basis? That is my final question.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Middle East (14 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 265. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will immediately suspend the granting of export licences for dual-use items to Israel in light of the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution demanding an arms embargo on Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21468/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: European Union (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...also acknowledge that the EU has funded very important projects in Palestine. It has funded schools, hospitals, healthcare centres, youth clubs and women's centres. In all instances it has watched as Israel has gone in and destroyed those very buildings which Europe has paid for. Europe shrugged and did not look for even a cent back from the Israeli regime. It is all right on the one...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: European Union (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...der Leyen on a number of issues, particularly Brexit, in which regard she and her Commission have been commended. However, does the Tánaiste accept that, through her actions in respect of what Israel has done, she has not only undermined her own position, but also the credibility of everyone in the EU who ever wants to act as an advocate for peace, justice and international rule?...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: European Union (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...to come, she has severely damaged the credibility of the EU's stated purpose to be a vehicle for peace, justice, human rights and the rule of law. When she stood in Tel Aviv the day after an Israeli minister announced to the world that it was Israel's intention to starve the people of Gaza of food, water, electricity and medical supplies and she said that Europe stood with Israel, she...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...of Gaza. If and when we recognise the state of Palestine, we will have an obligation to ensure such a state is viable. That means, in the first place, taking action against the other state, Israel, that is engaged in war crimes, to prevent that state from further such action. It also means continuing our ongoing work of supporting Palestinian relief agencies and supporting the movement...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: The recognition on 21 May. We also must recognise that a Palestinian state today is unviable precisely because Israel has made it unviable. A further incursion and invasion into Rafah will make not only a Palestinian state but any prospect of a lasting peace settlement virtually impossible to contemplate. Does the Minister agree there is a need for the international community and states...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe in which he intends to submit a declaration to intervene in the case of South Africa v. Israel taken under the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice, ICJ. [21105/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: What is the timeframe in which the Government intends to submit a declaration to intervene in the case of South Africa v. Israel taken under the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice? In his remarks will he also confirm to the House that Ireland, along with other states, intends to recognise the state of Palestine on 21 May, as reported?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...what the world is doing. Everything is sometime in the future. There is nothing in the ICJ's rules that prevents Ireland from intervening now and setting out a clear case that it is our belief that Israel is in breach of the Genocide Convention. It is in gross violation of international law. I implore the Tánaiste to do so.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: 100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland’s request to the European Commission that a review be conducted of Israel’s compliance with its human rights obligations under the EU-Israel Association Agreement. [20778/24]

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...in Rafah, where they are denied food, shelter, fresh water and medical aid. It is collective punishment, pure and simple. All the while, world leaders have failed to respond adequately. That failure has allowed Israel to continue its genocide without consequences. Some world leaders have gone further and actively facilitated the genocide. The continued support of the United...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...for Foreign Affairs and Trade following the International Court of Justice setting 28 October 2024 as the deadline by which South Africa must submit its memorial in the case of South Africa v Israel taken under the Genocide Convention, if it is still the intention of the Government to refrain from submitting a declaration of intervention until after that point; if so, the timeframe...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (16 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: 144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent violations of the inviolability of diplomatic missions in breach of the Vienna Convention by the government of Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (16 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: 254. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in light of the United Nations Human Rights Council demanding a halt of arms sale to Israel, he will suspend the granting of export licences for dual-use items to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15972/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: For a bizarre reason we have never fully got to the bottom of, IDA Ireland engaged in a tender process for an Israel-based business development consultant as recently as last October. That process was finally abandoned. To allay concerns that were legitimately raised about that process, we received an assurance in the Dáil that the IDA would not target any Israeli company included in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: The difficulty is that the labelling is the assurance that products that may emanate from Israel and which are available in the Irish market do not actually originate from, or are not associated with, the illegal settlements. Is it not the truth that there is actually no way for consumers in Ireland to know if a product they are purchasing from Israel actually originates from an illegal...