Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

Even as it commits genocide in Gaza, the Taoiseach refuses to sanction Israel. Even as Israel massacres thousands of children, burns families and starves a refugee population, it is allowed to act with impunity. The Taoiseach's claim that Sinn Féin's Bill, which aims to stop the Irish Central Bank overseeing the sale of Israeli war bonds across Europe, is incompatible with EU law is utterly cynical and bogus. We have advice from the Oireachtas services here which confirms that the Bill is in compliance with EU and international law, in compliance with Irish law and in compliance with the Constitution. The Taoiseach knows this well. This legislation to stop the overseeing of the sale of Israeli war bonds is not only necessary; it is absolutely urgent.

I challenge the Taoiseach to come clean, be honest and make good on his vow to do everything within his power to stop the genocide.

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