Results 1-10 of 10 for israel speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...urgently need action on this as quickly as possible. Will the Tánaiste call for an emergency meeting of the European Council? Will the Irish Government call for this and look for sanctions against Israel to be on the agenda? Will he do that urgently? Regarding the occupied territories Bill which the Tánaiste supported when in opposition, will the Government now support the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: An image popped up on my social media last night showing two boys in Rafah, their tiny bodies crushed under mountains of debris, the latest victims of Israel's atrocities in Gaza. The world will probably never know their names. We will not know how many siblings they had, what their favourite hobby was, what they wanted to be when they grew up, how scared they were for the past seven...

Gaza and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...person that has been killed in Gaza has a name, a face and a story. They were people with hopes and dreams for the future they have been robbed of. The slaughter of innocent people in Gaza by Israel has been nothing short of shameful for humanity. The lack of a response from the international community has also been shameful. We need Israel to face real consequences for its savagery....

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

Cian O'Callaghan: I strongly condemn the rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia around the world in the last weeks. The life of a child in Gaza has exactly the same value as the life of a child in Israel or Ireland. If a child loses their parents, that grief is the same whether that child is Irish, Palestinian or Israeli. It knows no borders and no boundaries. During the Nakba, or disaster, in 1948,...

Eurojust: Motion (4 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...regard, we cannot be silent about countries that are not members of the International Criminal Court and have not signed up to it. In addition to Russia, such countries include the United States, Israel and China. In condemning the war crimes committed by Russia against the civilian population of Ukraine, we must be consistent and condemn all war crimes. We cannot be silent about war...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 506. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of Ireland on the UN Database of Companies Operating in Israel’s Illegal Settlements published in 2020; if this database is taken into consideration during public procurement tendering processes; if Ireland supports calls for the database to be updated on an annual basis as new information becomes available; and if he...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...by the Minister and the Government. However, I am concerned at the distinction the Minister draws concerning annexation. He says if annexation goes ahead it will affect the relationship between Israel and the EU. The relationship between Israel and the EU should be affected by the existing illegal settlements that are contrary to international law. It is not just any relationship...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...is also correct to say that the illegal settlements are contrary to international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention. Will the Minister and the Government be pushing for sanctions against Israel so that we can uphold international law? It is welcome that the Irish Government was one of 11 European governments to push for action against Israel in respect of this annexation but...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...the annexation of land in the West Bank. We need action. There is no indication from the Government or from the European Union that any effective action will be taken. A policy of appeasement in respect of Israel clearly has not worked. We cannot accept the grave injustice of any annexation of land against the Palestinian people, nor can we have any tolerance for land grabs. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the proposed annexation of the West Bank by Israel; the steps he has taken to help prevent this from happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6973/20]