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
John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
That twin-track approach is the Government's position too. I have a couple of quick questions. Mr. O'Brien said that the key would be foreign aid support, but foreign aid support is sitting at the border for months and months. The international community has been sending incredibly significant volumes of humanitarian aid but it is just not getting through. That does not work. Every company has employees. As politicians, we have seen the impact in previous cases. We are not allowed to mention entities. Have any employers considered the downstream impacts with employees if they do not support such a measure? One of the things that escalated this issue for the committee was the manner in which the Netanyahu Government and the IDF descended into a place that is just beyond description, and beyond any so-called normal norms. That is why this has become such an issue. Companies have employees and employees have voices. Have IBEC's employee members considered that?
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