Cathy Bennett (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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I thank all the witnesses for coming in and for presenting their opinions to us. I congratulate Ms Ní Ghrálaigh on her appointment as an adjunct professor at the National University of Galway's Irish Centre for Human Rights. At a time when the very concepts of human rights and international law are under sustained attacks, I know all members will appreciate all the more the value of the work Ms Ní Ghrálaigh does at the university's Irish Centre for Human Rights. I am certain we will all benefit from the contributions she makes today.

I will pose my questions to Ms Ní Ghrálaigh because I have the other opinions here and I have read them. I would just like to hear the opinions of Ní Ghrálaigh today, if that would be okay. The European Union is currently disregarding its own internal findings that Israel is in breach of its human rights obligations under the EU–Israel association agreement and is committing war crimes.

Does she believe this has an impact with regard to this Bill and the ban on the trade of goods and services?