Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left) | Oireachtas source

The point I was making was that the Minister supported an embargo in regard to Russia but is not, in any way, advocating a similar action be taken against Israel. The question did not relate to all Israeli companies but specifically to those which violated international law and those involved in illegal Israeli settlements, which is a slightly different thing. The Norwegian Government took direct action.

I am not asking the Minister to deal with public procurement policy, as that is not his ministerial brief, but he is responsible for how the Defence Forces spend taxpayers' money. Is he prepared to stand over a situation where taxpayers' money, spent on Defence Forces' machinery, is being given to companies involved in violating international law because that is the case with Elbit Systems? It is not up for any dispute whatsoever-----

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