Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister, before he left the Chamber, gave oxygen to this legislation, and thank God for that. I oppose the Bill as it is currently written. I compliment the Civil Engagement Group on the work it has done. Senator Black has been a strong voice for Palestine in this House for as long as she has been here. She is to be commended for that. I ask that we suspend Committee Stage and allow the engagement the Minister offered. This Bill needs to be passed but it needs to be revised and broadened out. I fully appreciate the situation in Israel but what about Yemen, Syria and the other countries where genocide is taking place every day of the week? There are men, women and children being killed in all of those countries.