Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)

Fifty-four thousand people have now been killed in Palestine. Eighteen people were shot today while waiting for food and another eight were killed in a bomb explosion in central Gaza. These are bombs and bullets that are partially funded by the sale of Israeli bonds. Two weeks ago, the Government was offered the opportunity to adopt legislation which would enable the Minister for Finance to cease Ireland's approval, and that of the Central Bank, of the prospectus which permits the sale of Israeli bonds here in Europe.

Tomorrow we will use our time to bring another cross-party motion to facilitate the same thing. Will the Taoiseach support our motion and will he and the Tánaiste allow their colleagues in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael a free vote on this to allow them to vote with their conscience and to stop Ireland’s complicity in this genocide?

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