Asked Foreign
Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the decision by the Israeli Government to restrict the ability of 37 international humanitarian aid organisations, including respected organisations (details supplied), from operating in the occupied Palestinian territory her views that if Israel is allowed to prevent these organisations from operating, it will have dire consequences for Palestinians as well as establishing an incredibly dangerous precedent for the free flowing of aid in humanitarian crises, a framework already so damaged over the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3200/26]