Colm Burke (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Tánaiste to the House. I refer to the issue of Palestine. I was in Gaza three years ago, four weeks after the bombing by Israel. In that three years nothing has changed. I may be open to correction but I understand Israel is one of the fourth biggest exporters of arms and munitions, yet it imported €1.6 billion worth of arms and munitions over a period of four years. The countries purchasing from Israel are European. The building programme continues on Palestinian lands, yet the European Union has not imposed sanctions on Israel. Could sanctions be considered to ensure such activities can be stopped? Ten years have passed and nothing has changed.