Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The world, and especially Irish people, are horrified by what they have seen over the past 120 days or so, particularly in Gaza, where Israeli forces have deliberately murdered civilians and targeted civilian infrastructure, including every hospital in Gaza. They have deliberately attacked aid workers, deliberately attacked and killed journalists and forcibly displaced 2 million people. People are horrified, just as they were horrified by the actions of Hamas on 7 October.

The root of why this is happening is that Israel has been able to act with impunity. The source and cause of the conflict continues to be the Israeli occupation and annexation and the apartheid regime that is in place. Ireland is on record as saying we do not support any of that - in fact, we want a two-state solution - yet we are investing taxpayers' money in companies that are profiting from those illegal activities on the part of Israeli settlements. Will the Minister ensure that this year, every red cent of Irish taxpayers' money invested in companies benefiting and profiting from the occupation will be withdrawn?

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