Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Let me talk about fair reputation. What does that mean in the context of the Israeli bank that is funding hundreds of homes in the occupied territories? From the point of view of the Department, Mr. Gilvarry is saying that is what the Bill needs to do. What do we need to do to be fair to this bank that is bankrolling these settler councils and the creation of homes in land that is being occupied and is deemed illegal internationally? Our Government is trying to get Europe to bring sanctions against what is happening. What do we need to put in the Bill to ensure that we protect the reputation of a bank that is involved in such activity?

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