Deputy Bacik will take the last two minutes of my time. We have witnessed a level of ongoing savagery and brutality in Israel and Palestine in the past two weeks that has shocked the world. The savage attack on Israeli men, women and children on 7 October and the taking of 250 hostages by Hamas are inexcusable and deplorable. The response by Israel, in the bombardment of Gaza, the levelling of whole districts and the mass killing of civilians of all ages, is wrong and cannot be justified. Israel's actions to date b…

Canvassing.

That is most unusual.

There should not be personal comment in the debate.

Yes.

The great economic work of Fianna Fáil.

Did she ask it?

It was done by negotiation.

It was by negotiation. There is no process.

Will the Tánaiste set out Ireland's response to date to the humanitarian crises in Morocco and Libya? In light of the fact that we are going to face more disasters of that nature as a result of climate change, do we need to update our capacity to deal with such matters?

On the totality of the allocation to these two crises in Morocco and Libya to date, the Minister of State has said it comprises €2 million, €1 million and other moneys. Will he detail the totality of our contribution to date? The more important point I will focus on is our preparedness for the growing number of climate-related disasters we are certain to face. I will ask about our capacity to respond effectively to these crises, either as a nation or as part of the European Union, and to do so speedily because, in …

My particular focus is now on our preparedness for the future. The Minister of State has said that, as a nation, we do not have capacity to respond in that way. Will he and the Tánaiste take the lead on initiating discussion within the European Council to ensure that we can, as a Union, respond effectively and quickly to future disasters which are, unfortunately, bound to happen with the advent of climate change? Does the Minister of State feel we have that capacity now or do we need to beef it up? Will he take suc…

Will they listen to him?

As the Tánaiste knows, there is a unique agreement on this issue across all political parties in Northern Ireland, all political parties in this jurisdiction and all but one party in the UK. I cannot remember a time in my political life when there was such broad agreement on any issue pertaining to Northern Ireland as there is on this issue. It is unconscionable that the families who have campaigned for so long would be hurt in this way. The British Labour Party has committed to repealing the legislation. I hope it…

Will the Tánaiste set out the issues discussed with the President of the state of Palestine, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas in his recent visit, and if the recognition of the state of Palestine was discussed? Was the issue the holding of elections in Palestine discussed?

What response did the Tánaiste get from President Abbas on the election issue and on the holding of elections in Palestine? One of the most disturbing things I have seen in recent times was the speech of Prime Minister Netanyahu to the United Nations, in which address he held up his view of the future that was a map of the Middle East. He said that with the new negotiations with Saudi Arabia, the extension of the so-called Abraham Accords, that this would be the look of the new Middle East. There was no state of Pa…

First, I strongly agree with the Tánaiste that there needs to be a new testing of the democratic will of the Palestinian people and I hope it can be facilitated. Fear of an election is not a trait we can accept anywhere in the world. The more fundamental point is if the Israelis, in the Tánaiste's discussions with the most senior members, were of the view that they still support a two-state solution, that is not what they are saying internationally. That is not what is happening on the ground. They are every day ma…

Watching as it makes it impossible is equally futile.

The Good Friday Agreement is the bedrock of peace on this island. It is the lodestone we all go back to repeatedly. However, I think the Tánaiste recognises that is now being undermined by persistent prolonged inaction in terms of a functioning Executive and assembly in Northern Ireland as envisaged under the Good Friday Agreement. There is no accountability in Northern Ireland now for normal services, the bread-and-butter issues we have to deal with in health, education and the environment - we see what is happeni…

Just state the facts.