Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion

4:35 pm

Photo of Gary GannonGary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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It is important to say to the Tánaiste that we cannot wash away or wish away our obligations under the Genocide Convention. That is what we are dealing with here, which is why the urgency is so great. I am not offering the Social Democrats' Private Members' time on Thursday just to be collaborative, but because of the urgency to act. Only consequences will bring this to an end. The occupied territories Bill has taken a long time. If the amendments are done with some urgency, this could be a significant act from this Parliament before it falls. The urgency is great.