Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

I call on the Leader to organise a debate on the initiative launched yesterday by the President, Mary McAleese, entitled Your Country, Your Call that, to quote her, seeks game changing ideas. The concept was put together by her husband, Martin McAleese. He spoke of how if this country continues to believe it can solve its problems using the solutions of before, then we will never get out of the troubles in which we find ourselves at present.

I call for a debate in respect of the deteriorating relations with Israel. As early as this morning, we learned the Israeli ambassador will be called in by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Micheál Martin. There is a growing suspicion that Mossad, the Israeli secret service agency, was involved in the assassinations in the Middle East, as a part of which fake Irish passports were used. To date, it seems the Israeli Government has not denied the allegation that Mossad was involved. In fact, it may appear that it wishes the world to believe this is the case and that it can kill anyone, anywhere, at any time of its choosing, using any methods and any disguises it sees fit. Ireland is a neutral nation and its passports are respected throughout the world. The fact that our passports were used in this particular case is of grave concern to all of us. I call on the Leader to organise a debate on this issue.