I did not say there was anything wrong with-----

It is about not saying anything about Palestinian hostages, Taoiseach. That is the question.

No, that is not-----

It is Taoiseach's questions.

I think you did not want to say anything about the Palestinian hostages, Taoiseach. That is very clear.

So will you say something tonight about the Palestinians?

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day. I wanted to give a nod to the fact that with genocide, racism and an increase in violence and brutality worldwide, huge damage is being done to people's mental health. We hope that the peace plan announced today for Gaza will bear fruit, but we still have huge issues of ecocide and genocide that are causing massive damage to the mental health of so many children, in particular those who are orphaned or disabled. I must mention Sudan in this context. I feel it is important to not…

There is nothing stopping me talking about a presidential candidate. I checked the Standing Orders. I cannot talk about the President-----

You can rule all you like but there is no Standing Order preventing me from doing this.

I am talking about a candidate for the Presidency who has raised something in the public domain that the Government needs to address. That is all.

I am saying they need to address it because trans people are hearing these messages going out.

What ruling?

I have not seen that.

I checked the Standing Orders.

There was nothing wrong with me raising what was in the public domain.

I wish to raise a matter of very serious importance, namely the use of pepper spray by An Garda Síochána. My concerns arise from what happened last Saturday at Dublin Port. A group of protesters went to the port in solidarity as we approach two years since the genocide in Gaza began, and in light of Ireland’s continued favourable trade with Israel. This was part of a global movement. In Italy last Friday, for example, workers held a general strike to try to stop the barbarism and bloodshed. The protesters at Dublin…

I hope I get the extra half minute now that the Minister of State got. I will tell the Minister of State what I agree with. I agree that this Government that is meant to support the Palestinian state has utterly failed to carry out action in the past two years to do that. It would not even pass the occupied territories Bill.

We are the second biggest trader with Israel.

It is true.

The Minister of State asked me a question. I totally agree that workers and young people throughout the world have been the only saving grace as this horrific genocide that we are seeing livestreamed on our phones each day has occurred. Only for the protest movements that are happening, there would be no action at all. The EU has been an utter disgrace throughout this and obviously the US has been a partner in the genocide. The Government is complicit in that it did nothing. I know the Government does not like that…