Written answers

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Foreign Conflicts

8:00 pm

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 13: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will initiate a discussion at EU level on the possibility of produce from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories being excluded from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32255/11]

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Further to my reply to the Deputy on 25 October, I have made my views known to my EU colleagues, and will continue to do so, when there are suitable opportunities, bilaterally and at EU level. However, as I have stated, it is clear that at this point this suggestion would not command sufficiently wide support.

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