Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I note the Minister said that ISIF considers a variety of factors. I presume genocide, killing civilians and facilitating illegal settlements are included in that. I acknowledge that there has been some divestment from illegally occupied Palestinian areas and the Golan Heights but this is not the entire story. It is important to realise that it had been reported that ISIF still had a €1.3 million shareholding in the Israel Defense Forces-linked Palantir Technologies we heard about last December. The Israel Defense Forces, IDF, have used Palantir-supplied technology to target civilians in Gaza after a deal with the US company was announced in January 2025. There is also €1.1 million worth of shares in a controversial Israeli tech firm that partners with Israeli arms manufacturers and is run by former IDF intelligence officers who have faced demands to stop doing business in Russia.

The Government has been content to allow IDF cargo planes to fly through Irish sovereign airspace. One junior Minister in the previous Government had cause to meet Israelis and instead of being reprimanded, was promoted. It seems the Government is prepared to pay lip service to the Palestinian people but is not really prepared to shout "Stop". Is the Government looking at divesting from all of these funds or does the Minister consider the matter complete?

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