Human Rights
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-09
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

It would be much easier to take action now when a unanimous vote is required for this to pass. That is particularly the case when we consider the situation in which we find ourselves whereby we need a unanimous vote to get out of the agreement we have with Israel.
Let us get it right before we get into it. This is the point of leverage right now.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-09