Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)

With respect, the Government has kicked the occupied territories Bill down the road. It appears set to exclude services, despite that being legally necessary and legally possible and recommended by Government backbenchers on the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade. The ceasefire does not negate the ICJ ruling on the occupied territories, neither do statements on difficulties with services. We already have to differentiate on services from the occupied Palestinian territories under the EU-Israel association agreement, so it can be done.

Just as pressing and as important is the need not to forget that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. We all want a world where genocide does not happen. For that to be a reality, we need to create that world. We need to create accountability and we need to show that there are consequences for states that commit genocide, so what is the Government doing to fulfil that obligation with regard to Israel?

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