Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I commend Senator Frances Black for her dedication to Palestine and bringing forward this Bill. I assure her that she and the Bill have the full support of the Sinn Féin Party in the Seanad.

It is a fact that goods produced are the result of war crimes. We cannot condone this and have to use every instrument available to us. The Bill is an instrument of peace. There is no other way it can be seen. We cannot allow international law to continue to be ignored. We have to stand up and be counted. This is an opportunity for us to be courageous, different and a leader. We can lead the way on this issue. I thank Senator Frances Black for doing so and assure her we will be behind her. I am aware that the Minister has come to the House to convince us differently. I acknowledge the place from which he is coming and the pragmatic things he has done, but I ask him to reconsider and support the Bill in order that there can be unanimity in the House.