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
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South-Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I will cover ground that has already been touched upon but I am still curious about it. The EU and countries across the EU announced sanctions against Russia for what happened in Crimea in 2014. I understand that is quite different to what is considered here because it was a cross-European approach. I am not talking about EU competency, but about the practical bit, which Mr. O'Brien is talking about. That covered goods and services.
Mr. O'Brien was with IBEC in 2014. I am not sure what role he was in. Perhaps it was the same role. Does he recall that period? Does he recall how IBEC's member organisations responded to the sanctions on services? How difficult or otherwise was it for them to ensure they did not have the presence of services in Crimea at that stage?
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