-----the financial wherewithal to enable countries like Ukraine, and others, in situations like this to recover. All of the western countries and democracies are working towards reconstruction and reconstruction funds to enable the reconstruction of Ukraine in the aftermath of the war. In terms of childcare and education, we have provided significant resources to Ukrainians who have come into the country, as well as accommodation. It has been quite unprecedented. Parallel with that, we are now witnessing a signific…

I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 to 9, inclusive, together. The international section of the Department supports my work at an international level, beyond the EU, to promote Ireland's foreign and economic policy objectives and to develop and maintain strong bilateral and multilateral relations. Working closely with other departments, especially the Department of Foreign Affairs, the section provides me with advice and briefing on bilateral and multilateral relations, and on international issues generally, includi…

The decision to ban an EU delegation from entering Palestine is reprehensible and wrong. We have consistently, at EU level but, more significantly, at the UN Security Council, raised issues pertaining to Israeli policy within the West Bank, settlements and a range of other matters. We have been probably one of most consistent and proactive countries in that regard, most recently in respect of the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Al-Jazeera journalist. I met with the President of Israel, at his request, on the margi…

Am I over time?

Europe is committed to creating that capacity within Africa to produce medicines into the future, particularly in respect of mRNA technology, which would be very significant. I think Deputy Boyd Barrett has taken issue with the fact that I met the President of Israel.

I do not believe it is a double standard. What Putin is doing in Ukraine now is a bit much.

No, I am not saying that, but let us not try to make a moral equivalence. The Deputy should just be honest.

He should be unequivocal in his condemnation-----

-----of what is the worst form of warfare I have ever witnessed, on a relentless basis. Putin's Russia is bombing and levelling village after village-----

-----and town after town and civilian after civilian.

Putin has weaponised food and weaponised energy-----

-----which is having global consequences-----

The Irish effort in respect of Palestine has been very proactive down through the years-----

-----but the Deputy does not have the wherewithal even to acknowledge that because it is his way or the highway. He has a broader world view in always trying somehow to make the real, shocking brutality of what is going on equal to somebody else's actions. We have to deal with the Middle East situation.

We have to deal with settlements. We have to deal with other European Union colleagues, the United States and other countries-----

-----to bring about a resolution to the Middle East crisis. Ireland continues to support generously-----

-----the Palestinians. I will raise Deputy Bríd Smith's points with our colleagues in the European Parliament. I am not familiar with the precise nature of the amendment. Was the Deputy talking about the European Parliament?

I am sorry. I thought the Deputy meant the European Parliament because, obviously-----

We do not have such powers. I do not have powers-----

The Deputy has clarified the matter. We do not have powers in respect of the Polish Parliament.