Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste goes on to cite what is and is not within his legal gift to do. Senator Black and those of us who support the Bill contest what is and is not within his legal power to do on this issue. Even if we were to take the Tánaiste's words on this matter at face value, it is within his legal gift to adhere to the will of both Houses of the Oireachtas and recognise the state of Palestine, as the Government is mandated to do. Given the slaughter he correctly and factually outlined, it within the Tánaiste's legal gift to expel the Israeli ambassador from Ireland, particularly in light of his quick decision of late to expel the Russian ambassador.