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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)

Alice-Mary Higgins: So, they are already, as of 2025, applying a ban on services, despite the complex world that we live in.

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)

Alice-Mary Higgins: They would have to look to a new area again. We have been clear on the legal piece. Mr. O'Brien has talked about implementation. Legally, it is clearly already the case that they should be examining these issues. When we look to that business advisory we referenced, Mr. O'Brien mentioned that it had not come up as an instance. Is it not the case that we need to legislate in this area if...

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) (15 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Ms Hausdorff focused to an extent on US law and the idea that this is a boycott of Israel. However, the Taoiseach has clarified that this not a boycott of Israel and, indeed, that the Bill does not affect Israeli goods. It only affects the settlements. Does Ms Hausdorff accept that the settlements built in the West Bank are illegal settlements and illegally occupied territory or does she...

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) (15 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I wish to get the others to come back on that. It was a direct question.

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) (15 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is a yes-no question.

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) (15 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I had a very specific question. Mr. Shatter might answer just "Yes" or "No" because my time is limited. Does he recognise that the Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal? Does he accept that this is illegally occupied land?

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) (15 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: My first question will be for Mr. Reynolds as he has not made an opening statement. I have read the opening statements, which mention the settlements are part of Israel's acquisition of Palestinian territory by force and that there have been recent reports of more settlements in the E1 area. This means, contrary to what we have heard recently about limited areas, that there are expanded...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: To add a comment to the other topics, in relation to the electricity connections, we need to talk a little bit about data centres given the rolling cuts we all saw yesterday and the fact we have had a massive escalation in energy and electricity demand from it, over 200% of an increase. It is an elephant in the room and it needs to be addressed. Even in Portlaoise, where there is apparently...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have a number of key concerns on the Bill and the context in which they sit. I feel there is also an element of us having been here before in the shocking announcement that was just made of the intention to add last-minute major and substantial amendments, changes in our planning laws put in at the very last minute just before a recess, and to ram it through without proper democratic...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Speculation is rewarded by this Government and that is not what delivers houses. This is the same mistakes again and again from the same false principle. It is a disservice to the public.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have gone on but I will say we are being denied time to properly address this, with this poor democratic practice of bringing in this bad proposal at the last minute. By the way, it will require fire safety and health certificates and will delay planning permission that is ready to go. All of those processes around fire and health certificates will have to be done. We are actually...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: A Chathaoirligh, I was misquoted. I said that was the case in some instances. For clarity.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: A Chathaoirligh, if something is being asked to be withdrawn, I will have to ask-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have been directly challenged and asked to withdraw a comment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: To be very clear, what I said was that it was 40% and it was in some instances, whereas the Senator has twice now - if he examines the transcript, he will see what is correct-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes, and at that point, I would like Senator Blaney to withdraw his remarks.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I look forward to Senator Blaney withdrawing his comments at that point.