17. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU leaders’ informal retreat on 3 February 2025. [9486/25]

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The informal EU leaders' retreat in February 2025 focused on an increase in Europe's defence capabilities by 30%. It also discussed other issues of co-operation with the US and UK. I have heard the Taoiseach and other TDs in the Chamber today talk about the fact that we are living in a world that has becoming more brutal, more divisive, more militaristic and more nakedly imperialistic. However, the way to counter that is not for Europe to tool up and arm itself. In fact, some of the people who were supporting the naked imperialism in terms of Gaza are also constituent parts of the EU, namely Germany and France. All of these people are sending weapons and arms for the Israeli attacks on Palestine, for example. The other thing is that the Taoiseach said he would go to the US and be honest, but he was not honest in that he deliberately foregrounded Donald Trump as being an agent of peace. Now we have seen a brutal attack on Gaza, leaving 400 people dead in the biggest single attack since 2023, and all I have heard from the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste has been very meek condemnation. The Taoiseach has not called it a war crime. You have not called out what happened. You can roll your eyes-----

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You have not condemned Israel.

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Can the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach give everyone an equal amount of time?

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We are not chairing the meetings.

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I have been on more protests at Russian embassies than-----

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The question was on the European Union.

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