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Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is completely unfair that the Ministers went over their speaking time and we have been cut off.

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: We have six minutes of our speaking time left.

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: That has never happened before.

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank everybody who contributed to this cross-party motion and spoke on it today. Let us be very clear about this. The Minister and the Government are hiding behind technicalities and standard arguments that are wheeled out to justify inaction. The Government could act on this if it wanted to do so. The Central Bank is independent; that is correct. However, as Deputy Connolly pointed...

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a right to come in as well. The Ceann Comhairle cannot cut our speaking time like that just because the Minister went over his speaking time.

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is not right.

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — Israel Sovereign Bonds, known as Israel Bonds, have, since 1951, raised funds for the Israeli Treasury for use across the Israeli economy including the Israeli military and the illegal settlements; — Israel Bonds have since October 2023, been advertised as war bonds with the slogan "Stand with Israel – Israel is at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Cathaoirleach and I thank the witnesses for their contributions. Just so I am clear, were the witnesses saying the Genocide Convention does not apply to the Central Bank? Is that the position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: No problem, I will repeat it. Are the witnesses saying the Genocide Convention does not apply to the Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sorry-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Genocide Convention is not a judgment. It is a convention the State has signed up to under Irish law. It applies to the State, including public institutions. Is Mr. Makhlouf saying the Genocide Convention does not apply to the Irish Central Bank? I just want to be clear on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: It includes public institutions. Is the Central Bank not a public institution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Ms McMunn is saying that the obligations of the Genocide Convention we are signed up to under Irish law do not apply to the Irish Central Bank. Is there legal advice to this effect that can be shared with the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is the Central Bank not also governed by the Genocide Convention that Ireland is a signatory to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does the Central Bank have legal advice to that effect that it can share with the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sure, but I am asking about-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am asking whether the Central Bank has legal advice about the question I am asking. Mr. Makhlouf is saying the Central-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Part of the legal framework in Ireland is that it is a signatory to the Genocide Convention. The EU prospectus was referenced. The preamble to that prospectus makes clear that its regulations be interpreted in accordance with basic human rights principles. Section 88 of the preamble states: This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: So it does apply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Central Bank is legally required to follow the EU prospectus, or the prospectus regulation, which is clear in terms of the importance of the rule of law and is explicit regarding the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Mr. Cross agreed on the matter of the rule of law. Is the Irish Central Bank seriously suggesting that there is not a serious breach of international law...