Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-15
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Chris Andrews (SF), Labour Panel

I mentioned in my last contribution, and I missed it in the Minister's answer, that Spain wrote to seven online tourism platforms and got them to block advertisements of settlement properties, yet we allow it. How can Spain do that? What is the process? What are the legal reasons Spain can do it and we cannot? We let the likes of Airbnb off the hook. As I said the last time, I still do not know why Spain can do something like that and we in Ireland cannot.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-15