Photograph: Oireahtas TVOpposition parties will seek to put pressure on the Government to include a ban on trade in services in the planned Occupied Territories legislation. The motion also calls on the Government’s planned legislation to include a ban on trade in services as well as in goods. There has been doubt raised that the Government’s legislation will include a trade ban on services. The current Coalition has promised to progress legislation prohibiting goods from Occupied Palestinian Territories. Campaigners want services included in the Bill, citing some online platforms that have a presence in the Occupied Territories.

Source: The Irish Times November 15, 2025 11:18 UTC