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 would need to see the full legal text and details of the Bill. We have sought opinion from businesses in the US, and their lawyers have not been able to determine fully what the implications would be. They are reporting to us that even if a business does not have goods trade with the occupied territories, they would still need to report. The very event of the Bill being enacted in Ireland would mean those US companies would need to report. They would need to draw attention to the fact that Ireland essentially has this legislation.
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