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
Mr. Fergal O'Brien:
It is not something we have got feedback on. Of course, our members are very concerned and shocked by what they see in the human rights issues and the loss of life we have seen in the Middle East. Business is very concerned about that. As business, we understand and appreciate the challenge the Oireachtas committee has. The committee has got many issues to balance in its decisions. The purpose of me joining members is to ask them to identify and work through what the economic and fiscal implications would be because we believe there will be some. At this stage we cannot quantify them, but they are real and material.
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