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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Accommodation services.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. O'Brien for being with us today. In his opening statement, he said that he recognises what he is representing is only one aspect of what the committee is looking at and will need to consider. He is correct. It is only one aspect but it is an important aspect that we need to consider because there is no doubt that we are navigating very complex moral, legal, diplomatic and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Mr. O'Brien was clear about the labelling of goods and on the fact that services are not labelled. If services were to be included, does he have any idea how that could be implemented both in the legislation and in how businesses would comply?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. O'Brien for that. I am trying to figure out how supply chains might be disrupted. Does he have any views or insights in that regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Over the last 20 hours in particular, we have seen a lot of racist comments coming from America. We have been accused of being antisemitic. Everybody here showed very genuine respect for all those who were to give their perspective. Some of the comments made were quite shocking and really quite saddening. Yesterday, The Wall Street Journalhad a piece about the anti-boycott laws that were...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Fiona O'Loughlin: To go back to the European situation, I have been shocked at the number of European countries that have steadily ignored the situation in Gaza. At the Council of Europe, only three or four countries stood up for the rights of Palestinians. Europe should be doing more. Mr. O'Brien will appreciate that we have decided that we need to have a twin-track approach. We have been trying, through...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I am sorry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Thanks.