I welcome the Taoiseach's comments this morning that he is looking for a pathway to progress the occupied territories Bill. That is welcome. I also note, however, that he said it will be challenging to see it passed before the election, whenever that will be.

On this side of the House, I think we would all be willing to facilitate the speedy passing of the Bill, given the ongoing carnage we are seeing in Gaza and Lebanon and that we all want to see stronger and more effective sanctions on Israel and to seek to prevent and stop any further civilian deaths. Will the Whip and the Taoiseach facilitate the passage of the occupied territories Bill by giving time this week, next week or the following week in the Dáil so we can progress this important legislation for which there is strong support across the House?

I will speak on the same issue. As we speak, genocide is happening in Gaza. We will probably never know the full extent of the death toll of the people lying under rubble. It is shameful that this State maintains economic, diplomatic and travel relationships with Israel, a state that is unashamedly committing war crimes by the second. The people of this country have wanted action for a long time. The Government has finally accepted that the occupied territories Bill is lawful, with amendments, but there will not be time to pass it as the Taoiseach will call an election. If the Government were truly committed to passing it, it would have. I agree with the previous Deputy that if we could make time and if there is any way to accelerate this, everyone would be willing to co-operate. Can we have time this week to debate it and to see the recommended amendments?

Another day, another Israeli massacre in Gaza. Since dawn, another 45 innocents have been slaughtered by this terrorist regime. Almost certainly, the weapons that killed those people came from the United States and possibly travelled through Irish airspace. The US military, which supports all this, is also using our airports. Will the Government give us the debate we asked for about the transport of Israeli weapons to kill people in Gaza and Lebanon? Will it allow that debate and can we include in it an explanation as to whether the Government will do anything about the fact the Central Bank is facilitating the sale of war bonds by Israel, which are explicitly being marketed as financing their slaughtering and butchering of innocent people in Gaza and Lebanon?

That is a disgrace in itself and something the Government could act on. Can we include in that debate an explanation from the Government about Ireland's role in the selling of those war bonds?

Where will the Taoiseach's credibility be now that he says he will have an election before year end? He told us all the time it would be at the end of term, which is next February or March. Now we will have a trapeze act with the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, pulling the curtain down on this House. One of them might pull it faster than the other. When will it be finished after all their machinations? They should be in the circus rather than here.

I object to the Order of Business this week because there are six pieces of legislation and seven hours and 27 minutes to debate them. It is all rushed and guillotined legislation, including some very important legislation on the agenda. Included is the hate speech Bill. Government Members do not want people to have the right to speak freely or openly. They will not look after them in any way, shape or form, or even give a date so they can vote them in or out. Now they want to muzzle them and the hate speech Bill is to be guillotined tomorrow. It is time they went to the country, got off their trapeze, pulled the curtain and let us off.

I add our voice on the need to have the occupied territories Bill passed through the House. It is vitally urgent. It is time we went beyond rhetoric and took some actions to ensure the Bill is passed to hold Israel accountable for the slaughter it is carrying out.