Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 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: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Brian BrennanBrian Brennan (Wicklow-Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Most of my questions have been covered. This has been a very interesting conversation. Such a huge effort has been made by the delegates to get this far, to get almost to the line. I would love to hear a little more on enforcement, about which I am concerned. Such an effort has been made. I hope there will be a victory. If not, the fight will go on. It is just a matter of enforcement, regarding which people who are watching today ask me questions on the street. We were here in early June with the ambassador and a delegation from Palestine. As I have put on record here, the two hours we spent here getting their feedback and hearing what was going on were the most interesting two hours I spent as a politician. I am worried about the Palestinians’ neighbours, in that the people taking the land are the people the witnesses nearly expect to enforce the law. Would I be right in saying that? I am not talking about full enforcement but definitely enforcement in respect of goods. Services might have a more international dimension. How does one enforce what the witnesses are hoping to put in place?

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