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Seanad Éireann — 2026-04-29
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Michael Moynihan (FF), Cork North-West

The Irish Government, and the Irish people in particular, have been very much to the forefront in advocating for Gaza and the Palestinian people going back over many generations but particularly over the last number of years. We have been one of the leading countries within Europe in voicing the huge concerns we have and the huge humanitarian crisis that is continuing there. We have been very much to the forefront in relation to it. We were probably one of the first to raise it and have continued to raise it. The Government is acutely aware of the challenges within Gaza and of the huge humanitarian crisis that continues to be there.
On security, we have a very robust security system at our ports and airports for people coming through. That will be upheld by the various authorities; I assure the Deputy of that. As a Government and as a people, we have been very strong in our concerns and challenges in relation to what has been happening in Gaza, not just over the past number of years but going right back over generations.

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Sitting date: 2026-04-29