Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

However, because the Government waited, we are now running out of time. I heard the Tánaiste on The Irish Times podcast say that we would have an election after critical pieces of legislation were passed. Does that mean there is an army of lawyers in the Attorney General's office and the Department of Finance working morning, noon and night to try to get the occupied territories Bill over the line? The Tánaiste said it needs amendments. Are they being drafted as we speak? Is this hugely legislation being prioritised or are we just going to get more words?

There are other things that we can do. At a bare minimum, we can stop the passage of weapons through Irish airspace. This is an issue that was first raised by The Ditch months ago. Last night, the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, said on "The Tonight Show" that the Government is still not sure if any weapons were on board those flights. I do not know if she was serious. If The Ditch can find out, I do not know why the Government cannot. Months ago, the Tánaiste said he would introduce travel bans for violent Israeli settlers. Even the United States, Israel's biggest cheerleader, has managed to do that. The Tánaiste talks a lot about what he said and he says that he stood up and said “No”. What has he done and what actions and sanctions have there been?

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