Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is not about me. It is about the Palestinian people and what actions we take that are most impactful and effective for the Palestinian people. That is what will guide our response on these issues. We are working with other countries to see whether we can get a critical mass of a number of countries together to pursue this agenda. There is a commitment in the programme for Government that relates to judgment issues. The occupied territories Bill will not pass muster because it is an EU legal competence. This is the problem with it. But rest assured. Recently along with many other countries we signed a convention on violence in urban conurbations and urban areas which inevitably leads to the death, murder and killing of civilians. This has to be condemned. Ireland has been to the forefront internationally in getting an international convention agreed on that.

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