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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)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the Commissioner. I listened with interest to what he had to say. I agree that the women are to the forefront and lead within the Traveller community. Anybody who works with Travellers would recognise that. They need support and opportunities. However, I must say that it compounds women's problems that there are enormous issues facing the male population. There are huge mental...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will not delay him. This has been a challenge for politicians. We know what to do. We have tried to put processes in, but how do you make the horse drink? How do we get action on the ground from the local authorities that are charged with taking such action? To be quite honest, the delivery of Traveller-specific accommodation has been slow. We have been trying here to get every last...

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

Pat Buckley: I thank the Cathaoirleach and I will keep it short. I thank the commissioner for being here today. A lot has been covered so I will not rehash it. Reference was made to school and education, but apprenticeships are vital. We have done a lot of work on this. We have spoken to developers to see how we can get people into apprenticeships and how to keep them in them. One developer...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would make two points. There was research done. It was part of a 30-year study carried out by Fr. Micheál Mac Gréil, who was a sociologist, in three sections. The last book was published in 2011 or 2012. Basically, Fr. Mac Gréil was funded, and he was doing that book, to look at two groups. He did every group in society but he had a chapter on Irish language speakers and...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: If I went to the Aborigines in Australia, to the native Americans or to other indigenous communities, I would find many of the same syndromes of exclusion leading to alcohol or other substance abuse and to people despising those communities and so on. One thing was interesting about the work of Fr. Mac Gréil, since he looked at every group in society, including immigrant communities and...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: May I interrupt the witness to mention something that I omitted earlier? I refer to a report done by the agriculture committee. When the horse industry wanted to increase the betting levy to fund that industry better, the committee said it would include such a recommendation only on the condition that everybody, including the Traveller community, would get access to that fund. In the...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am sorry; I have a final point on that. We were not talking about discretionary finance. They would have got their share of the shakeout every year from the horseracing fund that goes to Sport Ireland and so on.

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.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)

Military Aircraft

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)

Gary Gannon: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of inspections of US military aircraft that have taken place at Shannon Airport since 2020; the number of exemptions that have been given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28232/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to end the use of all Irish airports by foreign military aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40621/24]