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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (14 May 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken by him at a European Union ministers of foreign affairs level to get agreement to aid, support and facilitate war refugees from Israel's genocidal war on the Palestinian in the same way that Ukrainian war refugees were supported by countries in the EU, including Ireland, over the past two years. [21483/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not know where to start on this. I have been raising this issue for a long time in this Chamber. There is no ethical component to the purchasing of weapons from Israel or any other country that is at war. Given the slaughter that is happening in Gaza and the history of Israeli actions in respect of Palestine, there should never have been any purchasing of any equipment for the Defence...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is good that the Tánaiste has reservations, but reservations do not lead to the suspension of all trade with Israel and, in particular, any trade from Ireland to Israel in the form of dual-use goods. In the case of this question, it is to do with trade between us and Israeli companies where defence companies, such as Aeronautics Defense Systems, the company we bought from which the...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Nov 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...that the same logic was not followed through when it came to Palestine. The communiqué, as well as rightly condemning Hamas's 7 October attack, referenced international humanitarian law to assert Israel's right to defend itself but, as usual, there is no hint of the rights of the Palestinian state. It further deplored the "loss of civilian life" but failed to call for a pause,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: European Union (21 Jun 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 75. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she did support, or play an active role in the decision to include Israel in the creative Europe programme. [32282/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (3 Jun 2021)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 99. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to restrict trade with Israel of goods produced in areas which was agreed on 26 May 2021 have been de facto annexed from Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30073/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (26 Nov 2020)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress in relation to suspending Israel from the EU-Med and EU neighbourhood agreements, given its continuous flagrant breaches of the human rights of the Palestinian people and specifically its recent settlement programmes on Palestinian land. [38405/20]

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...of nuclear weapons for countries without nuclear weapons and creates obligations on countries with nuclear weapons to negotiate an agreement leading to complete verifiable nuclear disarmament. Ireland has been at the forefront of developments in relation to nuclear disarmament and it was one of the first signatories of the NPT. This is worthy of remembrance and a proud moment in Irish...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...effects on Ireland. We have been proven correct in our opposition to many of the trade deals that have been entered into by this Government and its predecessors. Over the years, we have pointed out Israel's clear violations of the provisions in the EU-Israel free trade agreement that relate to the protection of human rights, and indeed its war crimes, but nothing has happened. The...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between the European Union and Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (23 Oct 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ..., unless it makes genuine progress in dealing with human rights issues, rather than seek the implementation of a co-operation agreement? In particular, we know that the co-operation agreement with Israel which includes very strict, or what look like very strict, sanctions, including suspension of the agreement if the human rights conditions are breached, but that has never happened. I do...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between the European Union and Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (23 Oct 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...agreement has been suspended because of human rights abuses. In every single one of the early years of this century, we argued in committees pertaining to foreign affairs or the EU for suspending Israel from the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership on the very same principles outlined here, seeking to tie trade to improvement in human rights. That never seems to happen despite very blatant...

Palestine: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I, like other speakers, was horrified at the latest attack by Israel on protesters last weekend, as well as other attacks in recent weeks, which have left over 100 dead and many thousands wounded. I was not surprised at all, however. I have seen how the Israeli State treats and views the Palestinians. I have seen how, over the years, it has sought to colonise, conquer and extinguish the...

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...Minister of State thinks it is appropriate that the head of UNIFIL - who happens to be a major general in the Irish Defence Forces - attended a military celebration of the founding of the State of Israel on the same date that the anniversary of an Israeli attack on a UN compound in the region where Irish troops are located. Has that escalated the level of danger for Irish and UNIFIL...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...has been that the best kit for colleagues is what is purchased. Even in military purchasing, there has to be some type of ethics and morals. The Minister of State has also argued that barring Israeli companies from entering tendering processes for the provision of military goods would be akin to Ireland unilaterally placing an embargo on such goods from Israel. I believe in that...

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ..., in that the Lebanese and Palestinians have huge concerns about his association with particular events. He tweeted photographs of himself celebrating a great event on the 70th anniversary of Israel being founded. Included in the photographs is one of him with what looks like members of the Israeli Defense Forces. This is the wrong message. It undermines him in particular and it looks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces Strategy Statement 2017 to 2020: Department of Defence (5 Oct 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...Another point Mr. Quinn was asked about was procurement. Over the years I have raised the issue of the purchasing of military goods from countries which are not ethical. In this instance, I refer to Israel and the purchase of drones from Israel. Over the past ten years, we have purchased up to €16 million worth of equipment from Israel. There needs to be some mechanism to...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (17 May 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...that the Defence Forces and the Department will engage in ethical purchasing when purchasing equipment in the future? Some €1.9 million has been spent on purchasing military drones from Israel and, over the last five years, €5.8 million has been spent on military equipment purchased by the Defence Forces from Israeli companies. These companies are in a country that abuses...

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on drones and other equipment procured from Israel since 2013; his future plans on procuring equipment from Israel; and his views on whether in view of Israel’s appalling human rights record it is unethical and against the wishes of the vast majority of persons that Ireland continues trading with Israel. [23197/17]

Priority Questions: European Defence Action Plan (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...from the county where Timoney is based appealed for the purchase of more military equipment from Timoney. There is also a huge industry in respect of dual use goods, including some which go to Israel for military purposes. There was a concern when the European Defence Agency was proposed in the Lisbon treaty that this was exactly where it was going. The Minister of State’s...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...existing equipment. There are ethical guidelines when the procurement is done. When I was a spokesperson on this issue for the party, I made a big deal about how we purchase military equipment from Israel, for example, although that is not the only place from where we buy equipment. Is that a factor in purchasing from overseas companies or countries with a dubious track record with...