Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I hope that is not a suggestion that we do not have an independent foreign policy, and that we have to adhere to what others are doing in terms of their policy. I would ask the Tánaiste specifically again about the issue of accountability. Could the Irish State take a form of accountability today, given the breaches of international law and what we are seeing play out? Would the reintroduction of the occupied territories Bill, which would prohibit the purchase of goods from the illegally occupied territories, be a form of accountability - albeit a modest one - that Ireland could take? It would hopefully be set in the spirit of peace building, conflict resolution, justice and rights that we have a very proud record on, and I agree with the Tánaiste on that. Is it one that we could introduce, and hopefully, shine a beacon to the rest of the world to say that this is a step that it can take in terms of holding accountable those who are in breach of international law and implementing apartheid, as we saw in South Africa 30 years ago? Is this is something Ireland could lead the way on?