Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-25
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

It is an outrageous assertion that we have waited and watched for years and done nothing. That is just wrong. The fact of the matter is that Ireland has strongly articulated on the West Bank issue for many years. We have taken a range of measures with the other EU member states in terms of sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank. We have deplored and condemned the behaviour of Israeli settlers in the West Bank. We have taken legal action in international courts. I do not know why the Deputy says things like that just to attack the Government. She seems to be more interested in attacking the Government than Israel. I can never get my head around that sort of orientation and that view. What is happening in the West Bank is horrific. The Deputy does not have a monopoly on horror and condemnation of what is happening in the West Bank. She just keeps doing it.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-25