Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2016
55. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will identify to Dáil Éireann the countries which are taking part in, or supplying weapons or military ordnance to support, military aggression in Syria and Yemen; if he will call in the ambassadors of those countries to account for such action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31808/16]
View answerIreland does not have a presence on the ground in Syria or Yemen and we do not directly monitor the supply of military equipment by other states to the Middle East or elsewhere. I am therefore not in a position to make a statement on these matters.
However, I am extremely concerned by the reports of widespread civilian casualties in both Syria and Yemen and the reports of possible war crimes. Regardless of the source of the weapons, I unreservedly condemn the use of military equipment in any way that violates international humanitarian law.
