GAA engagement with Israel

Summary

The Taoiseach questions how a GAA-related appeal concerning Israel was handled, stressing the need to meet child-welfare obligations; interruptions challenge that position.

Ivana Bacik Labour Party

And the GAA?

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Micheál Martin The Taoiseach Fianna Fáil

On the GAA, I am perplexed by this. No appeal has gone in. There was no pre-engagement with anyone here on the Government side. I am not clear if there even was with the Gaelic Athletic Association formally. There is a bit of a-----

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Verona Murphy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

Time is up. Maybe there is a further question from Deputy O'Callaghan.

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Micheál Martin The Taoiseach Fianna Fáil

I will say no more other than I am not comfortable with how this has been handled overall.

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Verona Murphy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

Social Democrats.

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Micheál Martin The Taoiseach Fianna Fáil

Not on our side but on the side of those organising it. We have to be fully conscious of our obligations to child welfare and child well-being in how we handle all of this.

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Conor D. McGuinness Sinn Féin

Check behind the radiator, so.

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Mary Lou McDonald Sinn Féin

It is not child welfare to leave dying kids in Gaza to bleed out.

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