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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: Or weapons that are tested on children.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: My question is to Senator Black. What impression was she under after her meeting with the Tánaiste a fortnight ago? Did she feel a serious attempt was going to be made to have this legislation passed before the dissolution of the Dáil? I have one other question for the Tánaiste. In the absence of the legislation, a policy decision has been made not to purchase drones....

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: Yes.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: We have outlined substantive amendments that have to happen to strengthen this Bill to make sure it can be robust against any challenge to it. Someone asked earlier if there was a similar case. I did not get a chance to respond to Deputy Devlin's point. The Attorney General has alerted us to a case involving France related to the differentiation of goods in the western Sahara and that...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: I understand why people are saying this. On that point about France, and Deputy Devlin did ask me about a similar case, it illustrates how far this can go. The Government, in signing the money message, is preparing now to go the full distance on this. It goes through the Oireachtas, and if it has to go through the European courts, it will do that.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: So it is relevant.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: In the absence of this legislation passing, will the Government make a decision not to go ahead with purchasing drones from Israel?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: We have made that decision already.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: The Government is not going to.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: No.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: Okay, good. I thank the Tánaiste.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Micheál Martin: I pay tribute to the eloquence of Deputy Stanton. He summed it up very well. All efforts have to be on a ceasefire. I hope with some certainty the American presidential election might help and the work that is under way on a ceasefire in Lebanon could reach across to Gaza. Draft agreements have been tabled in respect of the Lebanon situation. People are working flat out in respect of...

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy knows, the committee of which he is a member agreed to postpone the specific hearing on that to get legal advice. Everyone agrees there is a need to take action in the context of the FSPO and the amendment that is required and the Government has said that. That is why, what I have set out in the context of the CCMA, is the overall consumer protection code-----

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Pearse Doherty: They do not have the same protection.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Jack Chambers: -----and what we have said is that the legislation is waiting for a date from the committee.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Pearse Doherty: No, the Minister said they had the same protection and he should withdraw that comment.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Jack Chambers: I have set out the context on the CCMA, which is factually correct.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Pearse Doherty: It is not.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Jack Chambers: On the CCMA, it is correct.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister made a point and I am telling him now that those who have gone to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman have not done so for the good of their health. These are people who are in financial distress. He has stood there and said they have the same protection. He knows fine well they do not have the same protection because there is a major flaw with the legislation that...