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:

On the goods side, we do not see very material issues as regards the direct supply chain. The level of trade in goods is really small. Of course, there will be issues where those goods still come into the European Union or the UK. There would be all-island cross-Border issues. There are complexities there that are difficult to legislate for once we deviate from the European competency. On services, again, there is complexity where individuals on a large team are contributing to a particular project. There could be 50 people, one of whom may be living in one of these postcode locations. They could be contributing to very high-value activity. It is really difficult to pick that apart.

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