Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)

Following the opinion from the World Court, a resolution was brought forward by Palestine in the United Nations General Assembly on the implementation of the court's opinion. Mr. Smyth's colleagues in the Department who work for the United Nations, under the direction of the Department's Secretary General and the leadership of the then Minister, Deputy Micheál Martin, now Taoiseach, worked on that resolution, it having been co-sponsored by Ireland. That resolution reiterated the language of the court on trade, not distinguishing between goods and services. If we are in any doubt as to their intentions at the time, a month later, in advance of the general election, during a televised leaders' debate, the then Taoiseach, now Tánaiste, Deputy Harris, who is the Minister at the Department, stated that he would support the legislation that complied with the International Court of Justice ruling. Fine Gael social media accounts helpfully tweeted, thereby removing any doubt, that "Fine Gael are in support of passing the Occupied Territories Bill." Can Mr. Smyth tell me at what exact point concerns arose in relation to the inclusion of services? The Minister was not concerned during the election and the Department clearly was not concerned in September when drafting the UN resolution?