2 Jul 2025, 10:30
The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade chaired by Deputy John Lahart is calling for written submissions from the public on the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025.
The closing date for submissions is 5pm on Wednesday 9th July 2025.
Please send submissions to: foreignaffairs@oireachtas.ie
The General Scheme of the Bill intends to make provision in domestic law for the obligation on Ireland and all States to take steps to prevent trade relations that assist in the maintenance of the illegal situation created by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, an obligation identified by the International Court of Justice in its Advisory Opinion of 19 July 2024.
The main purpose of the Bill is to prohibit the importation of goods into the State from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Any such importation will thereby become an offence under the Customs Act 2015, and the prohibition created by the Bill will also then engage the customs powers under that Act, including those relating to search, seizure and forfeiture.
Read more about the Bill here.
