I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Mick Barry - To discuss the protest by residents in the Kilbride IPAS centre in County Wicklow. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan - To discuss the need for an expanded ambulance service in west Cork. Deputy Colm Burke - To discuss a proposal whereby general medical practitioners will not be permitted to have income assessed and taxed as part of a partnersh…

It is five minutes and five minutes, is it? I welcome the opportunity to participate in this debate. I note the Taoiseach's speech and I have praised the Taoiseach for showing leadership. I will restrict my praise at this point because I have just read his whole speech and he has given us an outline of what happened with the 27 member states and how they could not reach unity, which highlights, really, the importance of us making our voices heard. He goes on to utterly condemn Hamas for its brutal and provocative t…

We are here today, and it is time to put it in context. The action by Hamas, which I utterly condemn without reservation, did not happen in a vacuum. That has been repeatedly pointed out by various courageous people, no later than today in The Irish Time s by a former diplomat who has clearly pointed out that this attack, while condemning it, did not happen in a vacuum. I never thought I would be quoting a former Prime Minister of France, and I apologise for the pronunciation, Mr. Dominique de Villepin, who points …

Yes, five minutes.

Five minutes.

I have lost a bit of time over this.

Yes, five minutes each. Is it not?

I am sorry; the time is gone so I do not know where I am. I had a full five minutes, had I?

Well, then, there was some mistake on our part. I am very sorry.

There was a mistake on our part. I thought it was five minutes.

I cannot use any more time or he will have no time left.

I apologise for any confusion I may have caused earlier. I will try to stick to questions on this. What is the magical number of deaths in Gaza and Palestine before we call for an immediate ceasefire and condemn what Israel is doing? We have not actually condemned it at all. We keep saying it should be in compliance with humanitarian law and proportionate but clearly it is not. Will the Minister of State tell me what is the magical number? What is the position in relation to Shannon? What inspections have been carr…

Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, 23 to 30, inclusive, 37 to 42, inclusive, and 50 and 51 are related and will be discussed together.

Amendments Nos. 4, 16, 17, 31 to 36, inclusive, 48, 49, 52, 53 and 65 are related and will be discussed together.

Amendments Nos. 6 and 21 are related and will be discussed together.

I will now move to amendment No. 7 which has been discussed with amendment No. 5. No, it has not been, because amendment No. 5 was not moved.

Does Deputy Cullinane wish to speak?

Amendments Nos. 8 to 15, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

I have allowed latitude on this. This is Deputy Cullinane's amendment. How stands the amendment?

Amendments Nos. 18 and 19 will be discussed together.