I accept that the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry is not in a position to have first-hand knowledge of what is happening in this area, but would he agree that the Middle East situation threatens the equilibrium of the world and that therefore the Palestinian question is a serious one? The Minister has not been able to tell Deputy O'Keeffe what steps the Government have taken to pursue the establishment of a homeland for the Palestinians. Could he tell us if, during the presence in Dublin this week of the Israeli Ambassador, the views of the Government were made known to him?

That is a separate question.

The Government have already called on the State of Israel to withdraw from the territories occupied during the 1967 war, which include the West Bank and Gaza. These are possible areas for the future homeland of the Palestinians.