Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Okay. We are now six months on from 7 October. We had been talking with grave concern prior to that date about trade with the illegal settlements and Israel. I heard what Mr. Downes said about there being no review by the Department of the impact of suspension of the EU-Israel trade agreement on Ireland. Is the Department taking a hands-off approach here? Is it fair to characterise it as somewhat a dereliction of duty that the State is not preparing for a suspension of the trade agreement and what the impact of that will be? Given all the political sensitivities that surround Israel at the moment, surely the Department should undertake some sort of internal considerations of that trade agreement, what will happen with it and its impact on Ireland?