Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)

Last night, the Government shamefully voted against legislation brought forward by me and Deputy Mary Lou McDonald that would end the practice of the sale of Israeli war bonds being facilitated by the Irish Central Bank. I would like the Minister to take the opportunity to outline to the Irish people the role Ireland has in facilitating the sale of these bonds. For example, what would it mean if the Central Bank did not approve the prospectus relating to such bonds, which, in reality, are not war bonds? A genocide is happening in which, unfortunately, Ireland is now complicit by facilitating the sale of these war bonds.

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