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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Middle East

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland has taken to comply with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on 19 July 2024 on Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, which states that member states are under a positive obligation “to abstain from entering into treaty relations with Israel in all cases in which it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: My question specifically relates to Israel's presence in settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory in the West Bank. I am asking what the Tánaiste is going to do about the advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice which states that member states, including Ireland, are under a positive obligation "to abstain from treaty relations with Israel in all cases in which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: On 19 July 2024, the International Court of Justice delivered an advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. The Deputy will recall that the Attorney General, on behalf of the Government, made a submission to the court in respect of this. In its advisory opinion, the court...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome that the Tánaiste is saying it has changed the situation. I would like him to outline how that has changed for Ireland and what, concretely, that means. A total of 500 people have lost their lives in less than a year in the West Bank, a war that continues without any recognition. Now we have this advisory opinion telling us we are all under an obligation. I repeat that I am...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: Bill or no Bill, that would unfortunately not stop Israel from what it is doing. What it is doing in the West Bank is reprehensible. I take issue with this latest sort of propaganda that it is just words and not action. I do not accept that and will not accept it. I will consistently rebut that argument because Ireland has taken action and will continue to take action on all levels. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome that. However, we were always under an obligation under the Genocide Convention relating to the trade with Israel, with regard to human rights. We could have taken action and we can take action. On the occupied territories Bill, we have experts in law, including two of the world's leading experts, stating that we are fully entitled to pass the occupied territories Bill. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Middle East

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: 8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the recent emergency meeting of European Union foreign affairs ministers. [40573/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: Will the Tánaiste provide an update on the recent emergency meeting of European Union foreign affairs ministers regarding the Israeli Government and army attacking the sovereign country of Lebanon, their attacks on Syria and Yemen and their continued attacks on the West Bank and Gaza? What action will the European Union be taking to ensure an immediate ceasefire and the protection of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this question. I attended the extraordinary videoconference meeting of EU foreign ministers on 30 September. I welcomed High Representative Borrell's decision to convene this meeting given the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Middle East and the emerging escalation in Lebanon in particular. During the meeting, I underlined Ireland's deep...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: Does the Tánaiste know what is very disappointing? Although he may not have realised it, he mentioned that Hezbollah has fired 10,000 rockets, which I condemn 100%, but he never mentioned how many Israel has fired. That has been the narrative here all along. There has been criticism of Hezbollah, Yemen, Iran, Syria and everyone else. I know the Tánaiste has commented on this but...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The overwhelming criticism in this House over the last year has been criticism of Israel. Let us be clear about that. That should not exclude criticism and condemnation of actions by Hezbollah or Hamas or of the malign role of Iran in the evolution of the conflict and the wars across the Middle East. The broadest perspective should always be brought to the House and should inform the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: The Tánaiste has just mentioned the two-state solution. The two-state solution is dead in the water. There are 700,000 illegal settlers in place. How can there ever be a two-state solution when Israel is driving people from land they have owned for generations? Innocent Palestinians are being murdered, tortured and persecuted and the only thing they are guilty of is owning land in...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: No problem at all. I welcome Professor O'Flaherty. We previously met when I was involved in the first NTRIS as Minister of State in the Department of Justice. I was also involved in the recognition of Travellers as an ethnic group in Ireland. He may recall that we made a declaration to that effect in the Dáil a number of years ago which was widely welcomed at the time. I have a...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: We established a horse project in Castlerea Prison whereby young Traveller men could get trained in the various skills required for that industry and get employment afterwards. Jonathan Irwin came to see me about it and we supported it at the time. It is just one example. I believe it is quite prevalent across the United States of America in some prisons where they have such projects, and...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: I think we all know what the attitudes are. My question is why they are as they are. This is what we need to look at, rather than the what. We know what the attitudes and issues are, and we know the work done by Fr. Mac Gréil. He has outlined the problems. To drill deeper again, the question is why this is the case. Maybe then we could start to really address the issues and attitudes.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

David Stanton: One of the issues I found very successful was homework clubs whereby Traveller children got assistance with homework because they found that, in their own accommodation, it was not suitable. It was too crowded, too cramped, too noisy. Sometimes the peer pressure mitigated against anybody who wanted to study. That is something as well. I found homework clubs extremely practical, successful...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Visits (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: On that latter point, I met with Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds. He is very much on top of his brief early on. Ireland stands ready to facilitate the warmest of relations between the United Kingdom and the EU because that is also of benefit to Ireland and to Europe. We will continue to be supportive of sensible and intelligent reviews of existing trade agreements between the European Union...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Visits (10 Oct 2024)

Question No. 7 taken with Written Answers.