Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The answer is the same: I intend to bring forward legislation as outlined in the programme for Government in relation to the occupied Palestinian territories. The substance of that legislation will be a matter for scrutiny, discussion and decision by this and the other House. My next step is to meet the Senator who is the sponsor of the original occupied territories Bill. We have been in contact and have arranged to do that next Tuesday, I believe. In addition to that, the EU level is also important because of EU competencies in trade, which we have been discussing in the context of other issues. We continue to work at an EU level with like-minded countries, including Spain, on the differentiation between the State of Israel and the illegal Israeli settlements as outlined by the ICJ.

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