Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025
2:00 am
Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
A lot of this conversation and discussion has been about whether this is legally permissible and about awaiting the Attorney General's opinion. Is it legally permissible not to do this? The International Court of Justice ruling requires states to prevent trade or investment relations with the illegal settlements. If 70% of trade with the occupied territories is in services are we at risk of contravening that ruling and the requirement on states? Are we at risk of breaking international law by not legislating for services to be included in this?
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