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:

We have to take the issues that have been raised internationally regarding the potential impact on our reputation seriously. I would not exaggerate them. I am not in a position to put a cost on them. However, if it was a different public policy issue we were dealing with, if we were receiving this much attention internationally on it and if it could potentially have an impact on investment, jobs or the fiscal outlook, we would be doing our best to cost it and we would take the risk very seriously.

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