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

Photo of Cathy BennettCathy Bennett (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is difficult for us because we have heard both sides of the story with Palestinians as well, and it is just horrendous what they are living through. Mr. O'Brien is also talking about miniscule amounts of money that would be lost with this Bill, and that the Bill is only symbolic. Trade will only lose €685,000. What about the services portion of the Bill we are trying to implement. Airbnb and those services are already moving in-----

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