I again raise the matter of the parents of Salem Gharbia, who are in a camp in Gaza with no medication or access to food or clean water. In fact, their lives are in constant danger. This morning, I received a written response to a question I put to the Tánaiste on this issue where he told me that if an Irish citizen, for example, Salem himself, was in Gaza, his dependent parents could accompany him out of Gaza. It might take time but it is possible.

It seems to me the issue is not whether his parents could get safe passage out of Gaza but actually whether he is there to accompany them. The Tánaiste and I know that is not possible. While I recognise the real efforts made by the Tánaiste and his officials, I ask that he look again at this case and similar cases and investigate every possible avenue to get Salem's parents to safety. He will do whatever is necessary.

I appreciate Deputy Harkin raising the issue, and we certainly will. I will say again that we are doing everything we possibly can to get Irish citizens and their dependants out of Gaza. We have succeeded in getting quite a number out. Our ambassador, Sonya McGuinness, is working very hard. She is based in Tel Aviv. There are Members of the House who want us to expel ambassadors and pull our ambassador back. It is an interesting point because Deputy Boyd Barrett had a very sincere case this morning in respect of a number of people in Gaza as well, but at the same time he wants me to boycott Israel and have no representation there. We need a coming together of minds about the practical realities here. Israel controls a lot of what happens at the moment, wrongly, as to who gets out of Gaza. Those are the facts of the case, and the Egyptian authorities have been very helpful. We will work on that case and I appreciate the Deputy raising it.