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Ukraine, including military assistance, play a constructive role in any potential peace process and contribute to security guarantees as part of a ceasefire agreement. The aim is to ensure that Ukraine enters any serious negotiation from a position of strength and that a lasting and just peace … reiterated their continued and unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. They agreed that a ceasefire can only take place as part of the process leading to a comprehensive peace agreement. It was agreed that any such agreement needs

enough to be shocked. If he is so shocked, what precisely is he going to do about it? Israel broke the ceasefire because it knows it can. It knows that there is no accountability, no sanctions or no push for justice. That is why Netanyahu brazenly states that … European Union continue on a path of appeasement. The conclusions of the European Council meeting, as regards Gaza, deplore the breakdown of the ceasefire. They talk about humanitarian aid and call for the full implementation of the ceasefire-hostage release agreement, as the Taoiseach has just done. What

This is a defining moment for Ukraine but also for the security of our Continent. The US-led efforts to arrive at a ceasefire agreement, if accepted by both parties and followed by genuine negotiations for a just and lasting peace, would be a welcome step forward. Last … East, most pressingly in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon. The Israeli strikes on Gaza this week must be utterly condemned by all and the ceasefire, however fragile, must be honoured so that there is an end to violence, all hostages released and humanitarian aid can flow at scale

ceasefire in Gaza has been abandoned by the Israelis. It has not just been breached; it has been blown to pieces. They never wanted a ceasefire and have now abandoned negotiations on an exchange of hostages and prisoners. Netanyahu says the negotiations will only take place under fire … domestic position is weak and he relies on the far-right ultranationalists to keep his Government afloat. Those ultranationalists did not accept the ceasefire and now the price for their support is dead Palestinians, so that a budget can be passed by the Knesset and an election avoided

European Council meeting and Israel is not mentioned. Genocide is not mentioned. Gaza is referenced regarding the deploring of the breakdown of the ceasefire but it does not tell us who broke the ceasefire and it talks about the return. It recalls "the importance of unimpeded access

fact, it rejects it totally as we can see in its approach to the International Criminal Court. It has even breached the limited ceasefire which was in place and which gave people some hope that those who were injured, dying or starving in Gaza would have some respite … Zionist Government’s scorched-earth policy of slaughter in Palestine cannot be allowed to continue. There must be a reinstated and enhanced ceasefire which allows food and medical supplies to immediately get in to the people who are suffering. The Palestinian people must be allowed to draw

middle of which the ordinary people of Sudan are caught. Where is the international urgency to end this situation and push for a ceasefire? The Minister for Foreign Affairs must intervene. We have in Ireland, by the way, a significant Sudanese community that has been here … this conflict has the interests of ordinary people at heart. We need the international so-called community to speak, push for a ceasefire to deliver humanitarian aid and to assist the ordinary people of Sudan to have peace and security in their country

bent on his own political survival at an horrendous cost to innocent children and civilians within Gaza. We have consistently called for a ceasefire from the get-go, being one of the first European Union countries to do so. Our view is that that ceasefire needed

just basis, an end to the slaughter in Gaza and the violence across the Middle East and the need for a durable ceasefire there. By the way, the Government and Ministers have been going about their work, unlike Deputy Cian O’Callaghan. The Deputy and others in this

away from it, contrary to the wishes of the Irish people. The Council meeting did discuss Ukraine at length. Any progress towards a ceasefire is welcome, although, if it is happening, it is happening haltingly. It is imperative that any settlement that occurs is a sustainable and fair

will impact on Ireland. On the Middle East, I hope the Taoiseach strongly put forward our condemnation of Israel's breaking of the ceasefire and pushed for serious sanctions to be placed on Israel. I do not have confidence from what he presented here that that actually took

section of the conclusions from the summit. I am slightly concerned about the opening commentary that states it deplores the breakdown of the ceasefire and then goes on to criticise the failure to surrender hostages. That is absolutely a valid criticism and Hamas has once again behaved deplorably

mention the word "Israel". One would think Israel was not even involved and that it was not the party to have smashed the ceasefire and resumed the bombardment of the Palestinians, and indeed of another sovereign state in Lebanon. Ireland must lead the way when it comes

collapse; the roof was bombed. They did not simply die; they were murdered. They were innocent civilians. Since Israel ended the ceasefire there has been 792 Palestinians murdered in the last number of weeks. When are we going to say enough is enough? The Taoiseach has recently announced

would also like to highlight the growing concerns across Ireland about the ongoing genocide in Gaza, in particular the breaking of the ceasefire. Israel refuses to allow new aid to enter into Gaza. Ireland has been a principled voice for peace, international law and human rights. We should

many of these people, the return to their home country may be a long way away. While I hope there is a ceasefire soon that will lead to long-lasting peace in the region, a lot of work is needed to rebuild Ukraine. For the reasons outlined

still raging and the reasons for people seeking sanctuary here are exactly the same. We all hope and pray that a ceasefire will come over the horizon but until that time, why would we rock the boat and remove the accommodation payment from a group of people

this year's situation. We do not know if the war in Ukraine will be ongoing next year. Even if there is a ceasefire, there may be large parts of the country that remain under occupation. We should be supporting Ukrainians to return home, to begin the work

were almost 20,000 active claims in payment in respect of hosting almost 37,000 temporary protection beneficiaries from Ukraine. Now that the ceasefire is in place and a peace deal looks increasingly likely for Ukraine, it is time for us to actively encourage Ukrainians who can return

were described by the UN rapporteur this morning and by an Irish doctor yesterday. In the past three days, we have seen the ceasefire ended unilaterally by Israel and an invasion by air and land. There are bombs dropping on defenceless civilians. We do not know the figure

trading with the illegal occupation of the West Bank. That has to progress. Regarding the EU-Israel trade agreement, the breaking of the ceasefire agreement by Israel and the denying of the population of Gaza access to humanitarian aid mean we are faced with another glaring trade issue

doctors watch people die before their eyes. This is the horrific result of the impunity handed to Israel. Netanyahu has shattered the ceasefire because he knew he could without consequence. These airstrikes have been launched with the support of the United States and only days after the Taoiseach

said this repeatedly. It is a fact of record that President Trump's envoy did act very effectively in terms of getting the ceasefire in the first instance. That is documented, along with the work of President Biden's envoy. On Ukraine

disappointed with what happened yesterday. It is not sufficient at all what happened yesterday in terms of a ceasefire, but Europe needs an end to the Ukrainian war on a sustainable and fair basis and all of us in Europe are pursuing that

terms of Gaza and the Middle East, let us be clear. We want to consolidate the ceasefire and will be making that point very strongly. We want a surge in humanitarian aid into Gaza. The Arab peace initiative and the Arab proposals in respect of Gaza have come