Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2024-02-21
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Mary Lou McDonald (SF), Dublin Central

Earlier, I cited the number of 327 children on waiting lists for scoliosis-related surgery. The Taoiseach challenged me on that matter. I wish to put the correct figure on the record of the Dáil, which is, in fact, 333. I had underestimated. This is published data from Children's Health Ireland from 19 February.
The Taoiseach lost no time in summoning the Russian ambassador to Ireland to correctly express outrage at the death of Alexei Navalny and call for an independent investigation into his death. It is lost on no one that the same approach has not been adopted in respect of the Israeli ambassador to Ireland. Israel has broken every rule in the book and breached every law, repeatedly and in plain sight. There are 30,000 dead in Palestine and thousands of children suffering from disease, starving and living under the threat of continued bombardment and death. As of yet, however, the Israeli ambassador has not been summoned to go to Iveagh House. Can I ask why?

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Sitting date: 2024-02-21