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Topical Issue Debate: Middle East Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Jimmy Deenihan: The achievement of a sovereign Palestinian state, recognised not just by Ireland but by everyone, including Israel, has been a major foreign policy objective of the Government since it took office. It is something we seek to achieve in reality, not just in words, and all of the Government's actions in relation to the Middle East conflict are directed to that end. The Minister for Foreign...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Middle East Issues (26 Nov 2015)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...in attendance and wishes for me to convey his apologies to the Senator in that regard. The achievement of a sovereign Palestinian state, recognised not just by Ireland but by everyone, including Israel, has been a major foreign policy objective of the Government since it took office. It is something we seek to achieve in reality, not just in words, and all of the Government's actions...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Middle East Issues (26 Nov 2015)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...advanced by the Senator here today and I advise her to write to him directly. I know from speaking to the Minister that he has a special interest in this area. He has travelled to Palestine and Israel so he has a very good understanding of what is happening on the ground there and he has seen it at first hand. I am convinced that he will make the vital decision on recognition when it is...

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)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...of the Irish diaspora and are a good example of how scholarships can work. One initiative arising from the diaspora policy we will be rolling out is similar to one that has proved to be very successful in Israel, the Taglit birthright scheme. It would allow third generation Irish people to spend ten days free in Ireland learning about Irish culture and heritage. I hope some of the young...

Seanad: Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...in an education programme in Irish culture and heritage. They will visit different parts of the country and gain an understanding of how our Republic evolved and of the current political situation in the island of Ireland. It is hoped that the pilot programme will become a programme such as is held in Israel. I have received many and very positive responses from all political parties...

Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Mines Bill 2008: Second Stage. (4 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...the conflict. Most of the victims who were maimed or killed were boys aged between five and 15. Researchers for Human Rights Watch stated that in "dozens of towns and villages [in the Lebanon], Israel used cluster munitions containing sub-munitions with high failure rates. These left behind homes, gardens, fields, and public spaces — including a hospital — littered with hundreds of...

Future of Irish Farming: Motion. (7 Feb 2006)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...as an EU product provided it has undergone a substantial transformation. Currently, beef from Brazil, lamb from New Zealand, chicken from Thailand, pork from the United States and vegetables from Israel are being passed off as Irish. Irish labelling laws have failed to make this practice illegal. Irish agriculture and food is facing tremendous pressure from imports, price cuts arising from...