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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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: They are also derogations. Public policy is the key derogation that allows states to act differently from the competency sitting within the Commission.

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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: If a case were taken, would the legislation not still stand? If we included goods and services and a case were taken, and eminent lawyers are saying they believe we would win that case, the consequence would simply be we would be given a period of time in which to amend and then apply legislation.

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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The law would not fall, however. There would just be a period of time in which, if our legislation were found to have overreached, perhaps by the ECJ, which seems-----

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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The language used indicates that the State would be given the opportunity to repeal or amend the relevant part of the Act to comply with the decision. That is provided for under section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972. Is that not the case? It would not be the end of the world.

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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We have something that is not necessarily determined legally, we have a principle that includes goods and services in terms of EU law and we have cases where it has been clear that it so applies. That is the principle this legislation is based on. The key difference, as I understand it from what Mr. Smyth said, is an EU regulation is already in place for how that goods piece might be...

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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The derogation is based on public policy though. That is the key point.

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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: That extension has been in the interpretation of the ECJ.

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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Could we have a note on those legal points that were only made verbally? For those of us who did not get in for a second round of questions, perhaps we could submit follow-up questions through the clerk. if that was possible.

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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is the little things like the customs stuff that we did not really get to tease out. Maybe we could submit written questions and the witnesses might answer them if they can.

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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Under the ICJ ruling, does trade mean goods and services in the opinion of Ireland? I think it is a 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 (1 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: To follow on from the core question of services in terms of law, an EU regulation on implementing the principles of public policy has been mentioned. To be clear, the principles of public policy allow for states to take individual action. This is not only in the EU regulation, but in the treaty. Is it not the case that throughout the treaty there are, for example, at Articles 36 and 52, a...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Mr. Murphy has acknowledged that a force can be authorised on the basis of a resolution of the General Assembly under the 2006 Act, although he has said these would not be blue hat missions. However, the additional missions that might take place should this legislation remove the triple lock would not be blue hat missions either. Missions can be authorised through the General Assembly...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The definition under the 2006 Act does say "or the General Assembly of the United Nations". It is an "or" not an "and".

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is a possibility, however.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is a possibility that has occurred in the past.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Going on to the language of the Bill, we have spoken a lot about peacekeeping, peacekeepers and peace missions, but the Bill is quite wide, not just as to how missions are authorised but also as to their purposes. It also refers to the purpose of "strengthening international security". That is also a phrase that is used. What does strengthening international security not include? Can it...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Is anything excluded?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Mr. Murphy is referring to the term "strengthening international security".

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I direct this question to Professor Tonra. Does "strengthening international security" potentially include the security of interests, including economic interests?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: For example, would the recent decision by the EU to deploy troops to protect commercial shipping from the Houthis fall under that-----