Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-10-02
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

While I would not necessarily advocate that the Government would do something provocative for the sake of it, ultimately the flotilla is a consequence of what is happening internationally. There has to be a firm response from the Irish Government and from the international community.
As a follow-up to the previous question, we rightly recognised the State of Palestine. I welcome that other countries have done so too. That has to mean something in practical terms. Does the Tánaiste accept that even if these ships were not in international waters – if they were in Palestinian waters – that Palestinian waters are sovereign?

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Sitting date: 2025-10-02