Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-10-02
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Simon Harris (FG), Wicklow

Yes, we recognise the State of Palestine. We are now one of more than 150 countries globally to do so.
I think Deputy Ó Laoghaire understood me, but I have been very clear in the statements I have issued on behalf of the Irish Government with 14 other European countries that international law matters, it has to be upheld, and there has to be accountability. What I am saying very much mirrors what my Spanish counterpart said in recent hours, which I discussed with him, that there is an important sequencing to this. When Irish citizens are detained abroad, priority number one has to be the welfare and well-being of those citizens. I know the Deputy does not, but nobody should take that as saying I do not believe there should be accountability or the pursuit of this matter under international law; I do.

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Sitting date: 2025-10-02