I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to speak. She will recall that, last year, I moved the fourth motion the Dáil has passed calling for every piece of available information to be fully divulged to all inquiries in respect of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. I join in today's repeat of that call. Is the Tánaiste satisfied that State agencies in this State have also endeavoured to ensure that all information within their possession is divulged to the appropriate authorities? That needs to be crystallised. We cannot call on the British Government to do something we are not doing ourselves. Of course, the difficulty is that it is beyond doubt that the British Government colluded in the murder of citizens of this State in this capital city and in my own county of Monaghan. It is beyond disgraceful and scandalous that it continues to withhold information that would allow the families affected to get to the truth.
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I again put on the record of the House our commendation for the Justice for the Forgotten group, without which I do not believe we would even have seen the progress we have. I acknowledge that, for many years, the victims' families and the survivors of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings were essentially ostracised. There were 30 years in this House when there was not even a parliamentary question submitted in respect of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. I appreciate that we have now moved to a point where not only is there cross-party support, but there is unanimous all-party support in this House. However, we need to recognise that if we are truly to deal with reconciliation and address the legacy of the past, the full facts of the atrocities that were carried out must be divulged. When a state actor such as the British State has within its possession information that could lead to some of those truths being uncovered but is withholding it, we need to raise our voice against it at every opportunity.
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130. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe in which he intends to enact legislation giving effect to the rulings of the International Court of Justice regarding the trade of goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15462/25]
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The rulings of the International Court of Justice are very clear. They oblige states to prohibit the trade of goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. Will the Tánaiste outline the timeframe in which he will enact legislation and is such legislation intended to ban trade in both goods and services?
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One of the reasons we are in the situation we are in is that, for decades, Israel flagrantly breached international law and faced no consequences. If only we could get an understanding of why the world was able to turn a blind eye for so long, but the evidence is in how the world has turned away in large part from even a genocide unfolding before our eyes. According to the United Nations, eight days ago, while on a mission to rescue their colleagues who had been shot at by Israeli forces earlier in the day, 15 Palestinian rescue workers were murdered by Israel one by one - that is a direct quote - and buried in a mass grave. That is the State of Israel. The reason it does what it does is because it does not face any consequences. The question again is, does the Minister intend to bring forward legislation that will ban the trade of both goods and services with the illegal Israeli settlements?
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To be clear, my question relates to the illegal Israeli settlements, so there is no need to make any distinction. The ICJ ruling is very clear. It prohibits the trade of goods and services with those illegal Israeli settlements. The programme for Government commitment specifies goods. Will services also be included in the ambition of the Bill? I ask the Minister for an answer to that question. If his answer is no, perhaps he will explain to the Dáil why not.
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