Conor D McGuinness Urges Aid Inquiry After €41,000 Gaza Fundraising
Conor D McGuinness thanked Deputy McInneson and local constituents for raising €41,000 to support a maternity care unit urgently needed in Gaza, and said Gaza's health services have been "obliterated, utterly decimated." He said he would ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to inquire with Ireland's embassy in Cairo about what assistance Ireland can provide and to revert directly to Deputy McInneson.
Fundraising and local efforts
The speaker acknowledged the community and constituents for raising €41,000 for a maternity care unit intended for Gaza, praising the "incredible amount of fundraising" they have undertaken on the issue.
Assessment of Gaza health services
He characterised health services in Gaza as having been "obliterated, utterly decimated," underscoring the urgent need for medical support, particularly maternity care.
Request to government and diplomatic inquiry
He said he will ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to inquire with Ireland's embassy in Cairo in relation to the matter to establish what assistance Ireland can provide.
Follow-up and direct response promised
He committed that the Minister's inquiry would result in a direct response to Deputy McInneson, indicating that he will revert to the deputy once information from the embassy and department is available.
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Thank you. Thank you. I will indeed, Deputy McInneson, thank you for highlighting the issue and thank you to your constituents and the community for the incredible amount of fundraising they have done in raising €41,000 for a maternity care unit that is urgently needed, no doubt, in Gaza, where their health services have been obliterated, utterly decimated. I will ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to inquire with our own embassy in Cairo in relation to this issue to see what assistance Ireland can provide and to revert to you directly. Thank you.
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