I propose to take Questions Nos. 621, 622, 623, 628 and 629 together.
The Middle East Peace Process remains a priority issue for Ireland, including in the context of our current membership of the UN Security Council. I am seriously concerned by the designation of six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist entities by the Israeli Ministry for Defense and I underlined this position to the Israeli Government in person when I visited the region in November 2021. I have recently spoken on this issue in detail on 30 November in statements in Dáil Éireann on Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.
We will continue to work closely with our partners on our response to these designations, including in the EU. Ireland is a consistent voice in the EU on the Middle East Peace Process and we work to utilise our influence at all levels. Ensuring that there is space for civil society organisations is a key part of our foreign policy globally and I recognise the particular importance of prioritising this in the context of the occupied Palestinian territory.