Mr. Bertie Ó hAinmhire:

The Deputy mentioned the idea of Ireland punching above its weight. That is true. Ireland has shown leadership. This is a question of leadership. Rather than just rowing in with the consensus at EU level, it is about taking a stand and pushing on certain issues.

On differentiation, I have noticed many parliamentary questions have been tabled on the issue recently. The question here really relates to the fact that we in Ireland indicate strongly that we do not trade with areas occupied in 1967. How is that being done or implemented? What processes and systems are in place to do that? We have not managed to get any detail on systems that are in place. As already stated, the trading system in the occupied territories is so complex that we need good systems and procedures to ensure the policy is implemented.