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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) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: In my last second, we have talked about international law requiring us to do things-----

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) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: -----so to what extent does international law and faith in international law need examples such as this at a time when it has been challenged and undermined? It is not just action to comply with international law but also to send a message strengthening faith in international law at a time we see many seeming to disregard it.

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) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the witnesses.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I do not mind.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Like others, I thank the witnesses. I want to pick up on a couple of the points that have come in. The first one is an apples and oranges scenario as the issue is mixed up a little bit. On Deputy Smith's point, the key point is that it is not a question of whether a General Assembly resolution is binding. The question is whether a General Assembly resolution allows us, in terms of our...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Because of time, I was really looking for the General Assembly powers, but we might come back on that.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We will come back to it, but the 2006 Act allows Ireland to act on the basis of the General Assembly.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I want to come in on the other questions if I can.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am speaking to the General Assembly now.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I want to go to Ms O'Brien. It did change somewhat in 2021.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: A core question was about strengthening international security. What is that if it is not peacekeeping or peace enforcement?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: But as a separate function, separate from peacekeeping.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is provided for separately from peacekeeping in the legislation.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Apologies. I would be happy if there is any written piece or anything on that because it is a core question.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: In the legislation, it mentions strengthening international security as a purpose for deployment separately from peacekeeping or peace enforcement and the eight or extended list of exemptions. What does that cover that was not covered by peacekeeping or peace enforcement?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Or what it does not cover.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: My very last point-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Impartiality was mentioned. Does it include, for example, conflicts on the basis of interests, including the security of interests?