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 Garret AhearnGarret Ahearn (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Just so I understand, will Mr. O'Brien explain what he said about significant costs to businesses if services are included? We were briefed previously that trade coming into Ireland from the occupied territories is 30% goods and 70% services. The goods were worth €685,000. As Mr. O'Brien has said, that is miniscule in the grand scheme of things. That is 30% of it so it seems the other 70% would also be fairly miniscule. Where does this significant cost for business come in if the trade is so small on the services side? It may be double the value of the trade in goods, but it is still small in the grand scheme of things.

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