Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour)
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The ICJ advisory ruling of last year certainly precipitated a shift in how the previous and current Governments have dealt with this issue. Last July, the ICJ found that states were under an obligation to prevent trade with the settlements. In September, Ireland co-sponsored a resolution at the UN General Assembly that recognised this obligation and that was passed. Does Mr. Smyth accept that the obligation on Ireland under international law to prevent trade would cover trade in general and would not make a distinction between goods and services? Much of the language of the ICJ ruling is included in the general scheme.