Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I was not going to speak on this Bill due to time and making sure my colleague, Senator Frances Black, had her full six minutes. First, I thank my colleagues, Senators Lynn Ruane, Alice-Mary Higgins and Frances Black, for their commitment to the Palestinian people way before 7 October. Recognising Palestine as a state yesterday was absolutely welcomed by all of the Irish people.

It is a cop-out for the Minister not to support our Bill today. One of our colleagues said that support today will be action tomorrow. No support today means killings tomorrow. Two hundred children per day die in Gaza. In the six months of the Minister kicking the can down the road, not wanting to support this Bill and having action today, with Ireland being part of the problem, unfortunately, not the solution, more than 10,000 children-----