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
Garret Ahearn (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I thank Mr. O'Brien for coming this evening. It is important to clarify that we have had a lot of committee meetings on legal issues and civil society groups coming in from a humanitarian perspective. The reason Mr. O'Brien is here is to give us a broad overview of what impact this could have on businesses. It is nothing to do with personal views or anything like that. It is just so we as a committee can understand whether there will be an impact on Irish businesses. Mr. O'Brien stated that he has spoken to many businesses about their concerns. Will he go into detail? What exactly are their concerns? What are the main topics they bring up in terms of this Bill being brought forward?
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