Legislative Process
Seanad Éireann — 2025-10-22
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Nessa Cosgrove (LAB), Labour Panel

We do not really have a response yet and do not have a timeline. The danger is that, because of the presidential election and then we are going to be coming up to Christmas, this issue will be kicked down the road again. The Minister of State mentioned the fragile ceasefire. It is very fragile, but surely the ceasefire would be kept in place if Israel knew that there would be some sanctions or that it could not get away with this. Since 7 October 2023, the Israeli aggression on Palestine has resulted in 69,215 people being killed, 179,237 people being injured, 18,700 Palestinians being detained, and 1.9 million people being displaced. Israel is still getting away with it, and I am disappointed that there is not a clear timeline and that we cannot get a straight answer.

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Sitting date: 2025-10-22