Order of Business
The Leas-Cheann Comhairle ended Leaders' Questions and moved to the day's business. A brief row followed over what had or had not been said about Hamas and condemnation in a motion, before the Chair closed the matter and moved on.
Is é sin deireadh leis na Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí. Bogfaimid ar aghaidh anois go dtí gnó na Dála don tseachtain seo. Under Standing Order 35, I call the Chief Whip-----
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A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, on a point of order, I ask the Taoiseach to correct the record. He said we did not mention Hamas in our Dáil motion. That is incorrect. We did and we referred to its acts on 7 October as an atrocity. Please correct the record.
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I think the Deputy may be incorrect and we can check the record. I believe I said the Deputy's party only mentioned Hamas in the context of its crimes on 7 October which it says does not justify Israel's response.
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The Taoiseach said we did not condemn.
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There is no call for the release of the hostages. There is no call for Hamas to cease fire. There is no call for that terrorist organisation to disarm.
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Calling it an atrocity is a condemnation and the Taoiseach needs to present facts in this case.
