Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 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
Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source
The reason I was asking is that is already the case under Irish law, under the Geneva Conventions Act 1962, which obliges us to abide by the Geneva Conventions, that the settlements are illegal in that context. That is also reflected in the business advisories the Government has given to business over a long period of time. I am sure Mr. O'Brien would be familiar with business advisories in terms of a number of contexts that have been very clear with regard to the potential breaches of both Irish and international law when we trade with such settlements. I am genuinely trying to bring it back into the business piece because this is what underpins the business advisories.
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