Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

General Scheme of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2023: Discussion

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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Just on an issue that has been very topical here, ISIF continues to invest in companies that are on the UN Human Rights Council database of businesses and enterprises involved in certain activities related to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine.

We are all witnessing the horrors that are happening in Gaza at this point in time. It is hurtful to a lot of people. Tens of thousands have made their views known and have come onto the streets having seen that the State is investing in companies that are involved in illegal settlements in Palestine. Can Mr. Ashmore give the committee any update? Has ISIF divested from all of those?