Results 1-20 of 40 for israel speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (29 Nov 2023)

Mark Daly: ...and Communications to make a statement on engagement with European colleagues on the exploitation of Palestinian natural resources under the memorandum of understanding between the EU, the State of Israel and the Arab Republic of Egypt signed last year. Senator Lisa Chambers - The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to extend the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (28 Nov 2023)

Mark Daly: ...and Communications to make a statement on engagement with European colleagues on the exploitation of Palestinian natural resources under the memorandum of understanding between the EU, the State of Israel and the Arab Republic of Egypt signed last year. Senator Robbie Gallagher - The need for the Minister for Justice to make a statement on the need for a refuge centre for domestic abuse...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2023)

Mark Daly: ...be forever grateful for his service not only to this country but to humanity in general. I also join with my colleagues in respect of what happened last Saturday and what is now happening in Israel and Palestine. The crimes committed last Saturday and the statements being made now will only bring more death and destruction. I say this because we have seen this happen over and over...

Seanad: Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (17 May 2021)

Mark Daly: ...the House and thank him for coming in to update Senators on this important issue and the tragic situation which seems to repeat itself over and over again for the people in the West Bank, Gaza and Israel. We extend our condolences to all the civilians who were killed and the families of loved ones who have lost children and family members. I thank the Minister for coming in and for his...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (11 Jul 2018)

Mark Daly: ...is doing on the issue of a port, scholarships and the solar energy project. I was in Washington the last time the Gaza Strip was attacked. There was the firing of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel and the consequent response was the levelling of every piece of infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Water pumps, sewage treatment plants, factories, schools, and hospitals were levelled...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (23 May 2018)

Mark Daly: ...outlining the issues and the Government's proposals and actions in response to what has happened in Palestine and Gaza recently. It is all too familiar given the previous attacks on Gaza by the Israelis, the escalating casualty count in Gaza and the ongoing humanitarian crisis that has been there since 2007 and well before that. As we mark the anniversary of the Nakba, the catastrophe,...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Mark Daly: ...a member of the committee, was there too. We met a class of 12 year-old girls in a UN school in Bethlehem and discussed the issues regarding Ireland and our search for peace and the parallels with Israel and Palestine. While they are not exactly the same, the search for peace is the same in both cases. The girls spoke of their daily experience, which sounded somewhat similar to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review (5 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: ...on trade and human rights. A concern was raised at this committee numerous times relating to the Colombian trade agreement. While there is a human rights mechanism also in the trade agreement with the EU and Israel, there is no way of actually triggering that mechanism that we can see. What does a country have to do to lose its trade agreements with the EU or lose its aid from the EU?...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Mark Daly: The state of Israel is taking over Palestinian land and putting houses on it. It is a deplorable act by a democracy. We do not expect much of Syria or Iraq but we expect a lot more of the state of Israel.

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Mark Daly: .... I spoke with a company today that had to move nearly 250,000 customers from their accounts with Ulster Bank because 40% of the company was owned by a consortium in Jordan. It had nothing to do with Israel or the Middle East.

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Mark Daly: ...in the Middle East. Actions are being carried out in an orchestrated and co-ordinated way in order to silence those who oppose the settlers and the occupation of the West Bank. As we have seen in Israel itself, draconian South African-type measures are used to shut down dissent and anybody who opposes the occupation. When Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States nearly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Mark Daly: ...Dr. Sabella said in his contribution is obviously depressing because things have got worse. The Deputy spoke about facts. People are passing motions and having meetings but, in reality, the Israelis are creating facts in terms of the settlements. The facts are that when Ronald Reagan was US President, there were only 30,000 illegal settlers in the West Bank. Now there are more than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

Mark Daly: ...that case against the British Government in the 1970s but there has been further evidence on the effects of that torture on those people. If that case is won, it would mean that countries such as Israel could no longer use those techniques because they would be officially deemed as torture. That is something that Ireland can do but we must win that case because it is not only about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move:That the Foreign Affairs Committee condemns the proposed demolition and transfer of the inhabitants of the Bedouin village of Susiya in the Israeli settlement of the West Bank. Forcible transfer of the protected population is prohibited according to Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention and is considered to be a grave breach of international humanitarian law according to Article...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Irish - Ireland’s Diaspora Policy: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1 Apr 2015)

Mark Daly: ...It is a great idea. Perhaps the Minister of State might invite members of this committee to attend. He is also working on the birthright proposal. It borrows what has worked in other countries, for example, Israel. The concept would be well received. I met Mr. Gidi Mark, head of Taglit-Birthright Israel. It formulated its programme as a business plan rather than a concept. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister to the committee. I will follow on from what Deputy Byrne said about Colombia. We have a Euro-Med trade agreement with Israel which contains a human rights clause. It is entirely unenforceable, however, and does not have any trigger mechanism or review process. It simply does not work. We know that because following the last six attacks in Gaza there has been no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Colombia: ICTU (22 Oct 2014)

Mark Daly: ...The establishment of a trade agreement affords an opportunity to put a working human rights clause in it. We have seen human rights clauses in the Euro-Med agreement between the European Union and Israel. If there was not a human rights violation in the recent attacks in Gaza, one would probably not find it anywhere. However, Europe in its wisdom could not find anything in its clause to...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2014)

Mark Daly: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his indulgence. Members have often criticised Israel here and have been lambasted as being anti-Israel and anti-Jewish. That is not the situation. Just because people criticise a country does not mean they are against it. They might rather be in favour of a peace process in Palestine. Just because Members might criticise the United States, that does not mean...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Mark Daly: First, I congratulate the Israeli ambassador on the award. However, as I said to the Palestinian ambassador, we do not expect anything from dictatorships or terrorist organisations. We do not expect Hamas to be up to the standards of the United Nations and countries which believe in democratic principles. That is why we expect a lot more from Israel. The Israeli ambassador made a number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Mark Daly: The ambassador insinuated that it had been done by people who were anti-Israel.