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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Patrick Costello: ...Affairs and Trade if Ireland is compliant with the European Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 in relation to checks on US military at Shannon Airport on goods destined for Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50301/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Patrick Costello: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is carrying out checks at Shannon Airport on US military vehicles which are stopping off enroute to Israel and other jurisdictions; if so, the number that have taken place in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (16 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Patrick Costello: ...call for an Emergency UN General Assembly under the Uniting for Peace Resolution, as the UN Security Council has failed to adequately act as required to maintain international security and peace in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50316/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (16 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...peace and security. This will continue to be the guiding principle for Ireland’s approach to foreign policy in general, and in the context of Ireland’s response to the current crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Respect for international law is also critical to ensuring the long-term peace and security of both Israelis and Palestinians. As far as...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (16 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...on the immediate and unconditional release of hostages. I have also spoken with the Defence Minister of Lebanon, Maurice Sleem. I underlined our concern about the current situation at the Lebanon-Israel border and Hezbollah’s role in the conflict. I also discussed the role of our troops in UNIFIL and emphasised the importance of their safety and security. I have also spoken with my...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Measures (16 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: Addressing the current situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory is a central priority for the Government. Finding a path to an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza; to the immediate release without preconditions of all hostages; and avoiding any further or wider escalation in the region have been the central focus of engagements I have undertaken in recent weeks in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (16 Nov 2023) See 4 other results from this answer

Matt Carthy: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has issued a condemnation of Israel in respect of its recent military assault in Gaza broadly and, specifically, in respect of: the targeting and killing of thousands of civilians, including children; the targeting and bombing of civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools and mosques; the mass forced displacement of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (16 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...included on the list of those planning to leave have been submitted to the relevant authorities. Our Embassies in Cairo and Tel Aviv are in constant communication with the authorities in Egypt and Israel to press for our citizens to be allowed to leave as soon as possible. I am continuing to consult widely with regional partners on these issues, including in meetings during my visit to the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (16 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: .... Such tender competitions are open to any company or country, subject to the terms of all UN, OSCE and EU arms embargos or restrictions. There are no such restrictions or embargos in place on Israel or Israeli companies. The Department of Defence carries out its procurement functions in accordance with the legal rules in place and is obliged to follow the established procurement...

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

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

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. I have explained earlier on a number of occasions the Government's position on the ICC and also about the need to keep diplomatic relations open with Israel through its embassador. Deputy Alan Farrell spoke about what we can do at an EU level. It is fair to say that the European Union is not united when it comes to the conflict in Israel and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Emer Higgins: This morning we all woke to the horrific news that Israeli soldiers had stormed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Images of death, destruction and dying babies haunt us all. What Israel is doing is barbaric, inhumane and criminal. I have spent time in Palestine and I have seen at first-hand the utter disdain with which Israeli soldiers treat Palestinians. I cannot begin to imagine the pain and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023) See 12 other results from this debate

Michael Collins: ...war will pan out and we have seen ill-disposed actors sabotage critical gas pipelines like Nord Stream in Germany and Baltic connectors in Finland. Combined with the terrible situation between Israel and Palestine, our current gas storage and supply arrangements look completely inadequate and are in breach of EU legislation on gas storage. Despite my consistent warnings, nothing was...

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023) See 25 other results from this debate

Róisín Shortall: The horror unfolding in Gaza is on an unimaginable scale. In just over a month, Israel has dropped more than 25,000 tonnes of explosives on the besieged Gaza Strip, which is home to 2.3 million people, half of whom are children. Shockingly, more than one in 20 people in Gaza is now believed to be either injured, missing or dead. Entire families have been wiped out and the number of child...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...and we absolutely need to make sure they are on it quite soon. I want to make a point regarding the ongoing diplomatic realities in the background. There have been some calls for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador. That would obviously lead to the expulsion of the Irish ambassador in Israel, who is central to trying to get our Irish citizens out. I want to make clear that I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: I have had regular engagements with my EU counterparts since the beginning of the current crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Immediately following attack by Hamas, I attended an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council on 10 October, alongside my EU counterparts and the EU High Representative, Josep Borrell, to discuss the ongoing violence on the ground in Israel and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (15 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...on the situation in Ukraine and in the Middle East. I asked that China use its influence on Russia to end their illegal invasion of Ukraine and to withdraw their troops from Ukrainian territory. We also discussed the crisis in Israel and Palestine and agreed on the need for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the critical importance of regional de-escalation. My meetings with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...happened right across eastern Europe but I am not sure I buy that completely. I know I am slightly off topic but just in the sense that this did not seem to be the same issue in Yom Kippur when Israel was looking for European help. That is a separate point. Europe needs to get real on that and there is probably an element of an Irish Government - and if we do have particular fellow...

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023) See 22 other results from this debate

Réada Cronin: We have kept this motion simple. We are asking the Dáil to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court in the name of Ireland, humanity, decency and the international rule of law, given the murder of UN staff, the targeting of journalists, the killing of their families, the evisceration of men, women and children, and the killing of ICU nurses and doctors. I saw the last ever...