Even as it commits genocide in Gaza, the Taoiseach refuses to sanction Israel. Even as Israel massacres thousands of children, burns families and starves a refugee population, it is allowed to act with impunity. The Taoiseach's claim that Sinn Féin's Bill, which aims to stop the Irish Central Bank overseeing the sale of Israeli war bonds across Europe, is incompatible with EU law is utterly cynical and bogus. We have advice from the Oireachtas services here which confirms that the Bill is in compliance with EU and international law, in compliance with Irish law and in compliance with the Constitution. The Taoiseach knows this well. This legislation to stop the overseeing of the sale of Israeli war bonds is not only necessary; it is absolutely urgent.

I challenge the Taoiseach to come clean, be honest and make good on his vow to do everything within his power to stop the genocide.

The Taoiseach to reply.

Ireland should not be complicit in the funding of a genocide-----

That is not good enough, Deputy. You are way over your time.

-----against innocent Palestinian men, women and children.

The Government and I have made it clear that, as far as we are concerned, Israel is committing a war crime in terms of the weaponisation of humanitarian aid going into Gaza, the blockade and the prevention of the basic necessities of life going into Gaza.

We have been proactive from the very beginning. We were the first country in the EU to call for a ceasefire, the release of all hostages and a surge in humanitarian aid into Gaza. We were instrumental in persuading the European Union not to take aid away from UNRWA or rather to increase support for it. We effectively and successfully enabled that to happen. We intervened in the South African case under the Genocide Convention in a comprehensive, impactful way, as opposed to any political showboating of the type people might have advocated for earlier.

We were also key in supporting the motions at the United Nations in respect of the advisory opinion that led to the ICJ judgment. Ireland has been very proactive, but in terms of the Bill that is before us,-----

Then stop the Central Bank facilitating the sale of war bonds.

-----the Deputy knows as well it is simply unworkable.

It is not. That is utterly-----

So, should we let Israel fund its war and its genocide?

If Deputies are going to continue in this vein, at least three Deputies will not get in.