Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 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

Professor Takis Tridimas:

Yes. I would say the same. I appreciate that the issue is difficult. I appreciate that the opinion of the Attorney General carries enormous weight. In our opinions, and I join with Professor Koutrakos on this, we try to show that the arguments brought in the opinion are not correct and in our view a restriction can be imposed on trade in services, as well as on trade in goods. We believe that this is a very arguable case.