Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne said the Occupied Territories Bill 'is certainly not going to be implemented this year'. Photograph: Georg Hochmuth/APA/AFP via Getty ImagesPlanned curbs on trade with Israeli settlements will be limited strictly to goods, a Minister has said. Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, told Reuters that the Occupied Territories Bill is limited to the import of goods and it would not become law this year. Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien said, in reaction, to Mr Byrne’s comments on the Occupied Territories Bill that Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee is to bring forward an update to Cabinet. MEP Barry Andrews urged Dublin to go ahead with its occupied territories Bill.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2025 16:57 UTC