Fifty-four thousand people have now been killed in Palestine. Eighteen people were shot today while waiting for food and another eight were killed in a bomb explosion in central Gaza. These are bombs and bullets that are partially funded by the sale of Israeli bonds. Two weeks ago, the Government was offered the opportunity to adopt legislation which would enable the Minister for Finance to cease Ireland's approval, and that of the Central Bank, of the prospectus which permits the sale of Israeli bonds here in Europe.

Tomorrow we will use our time to bring another cross-party motion to facilitate the same thing. Will the Taoiseach support our motion and will he and the Tánaiste allow their colleagues in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael a free vote on this to allow them to vote with their conscience and to stop Ireland’s complicity in this genocide?

The reference to complicity in genocide is shocking and wrong. I genuinely mean that.

It is true.

It is not true.

Please.

I do not in any way underestimate the Deputy’s sincerity on this issue. I respect it. She has been very consistent on this, but it is wrong to say others in this House are complicit in genocide when they most certainly are not.

Will there be a free vote?

It is a phrase that is thrown around too cheaply, and violence and criminal acts can emanate from that. Certain people are already engaging in criminal damage of TDs' offices and the Department of foreign affairs because of that handy phrase used to label everybody as complicit in genocide. Ireland is doing everything it possibly can on the key platforms for us to try to put pressure on Israel. What Israel is doing is fundamentally wrong and it is breaking international law. We know that. We condemn it.

Why is the Central Bank still accommodating warmongering?

Please, Deputy.

The legislation last week would have done nothing to change that.

That is not true.

The Central Bank may be in a position over time to do something.

There is no time.

There may be a route there, but that in itself is not going to change what is happening now.

The Deputy’s time is up. I call on Deputy Coppinger.