An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2024-09-24
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Mary Lou McDonald (SF), Dublin Central

It is not agreed. I reiterate the concerns raised by Deputy Paul Murphy earlier today in respect of the carpet bombing of Lebanon, the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the brutality and violence instigated by Israel in the West Bank. We need a statement from the Taoiseach and also from the Tánaiste. We need an opportunity for questions and answers in respect of weapons of war passing through Irish airspace. I understand that at least nine such flights have passed. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, has reiterated the position that permissions were neither sought nor granted. That does not take from the fact that it appears this has in fact happened.
There is an issue of sanction and punishment for those who have breached Irish domestic law, then there is the wider necessity to move beyond simple condemnation from the Government and into concrete action that makes it absolutely clear that not alone will the State condemn acts of war and genocide but we will do everything within our power to prevent those actions occurring, including criminal sanctions and the occupied territories Bill. The list is longer than that but for these purposes-----

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Sitting date: 2024-09-24