Seanad debates

Wednesday, 4 February 2009

6:00 am

Photo of Mark DalyMark Daly (Fianna Fail)

It does not take much to go off and ask the UN Secretary General to compile a report. We asked for action. We were accused of not taking action, but we asked for action. We were not supported by all but we were supported by many. We will take that support and go on. We have been lectured by the Opposition, but I will send the transcripts to Senator Regan to let him know his party is not quite as cohesive as he thinks.

I have been to the Holy Land, where the situation is disturbing. We have called on the US to intervene but, as Members can appreciate, the US has enough problems of its own, a lot of them of its own creation in Iraq and Afghanistan, so I do not think we can ask it to intervene here. It is spending billions a day. We must look to Europe. In reality, it is a long way from the US. The EU has chosen to do nothing, as it did in the Balkans, and we looked to the US to step in. Senator Hanafin made a great contribution with his suggestion about trade. Ultimately, money talks. Senator Norris will correct me if I am wrong, but 85% of Israel's produce——

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