Another position previously held by the Government and which it now seems to have stepped away from is state recognition for Palestine. Next Wednesday marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The Tánaiste was asked as early as September when the Government would take the decision to recognise Palestine. He said he would do so but would wait until it would make the biggest impact. I cannot think of a better time to do it and when the impact would be greater than when Palestine is at risk of genocide.

Hear, hear.

I can, actually. On timing, discussions with other member states are very real. We must do it in a substantial way in the context of a process emerging from this. There is an opportunity. It is not just right now, today or tomorrow, but there is an opportunity to do it with others and as part of a broader roadmap. We need to use it effectively to get a roadmap in place to lead to peace and coexistence. We are not resiling from that at all. That is a part of the programme for Government and the issue is the timing of it and so on. There is an opportunity there in the context of creating a roadmap for peace. I have no doubt those discussions will take place at some stage in the aftermath of what we want, which is that the violence end as quickly as possible, and thereafter to get a roadmap going.