Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

To delete all words after "That Seanad Éireann" and substitute:"calls on the Bank of Ireland to meet immediately with the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign to discuss the closure of their bank accounts with a view to rectifying this situation as a matter of urgency."

The actions of the Bank of Ireland, which was saved from extinction by the Irish taxpayer, are unfortunately not isolated. From information received from other businesses in Ireland it appears in some instances that it has to do with anybody who has any dealings in the Middle East. I spoke with a company today that had to move nearly 250,000 customers from their accounts with Ulster Bank because 40% of the company was owned by a consortium in Jordan. It had nothing to do with Israel or the Middle East.