Overview
- Minister Thomas Byrne told Reuters the proposal covers only goods from illegally occupied territories and excludes services.
- He said the government has not set a date to send the bill to parliament and that it will not take effect this year.
- Limiting the scope to goods would capture a small set of items worth about €200,000 annually, according to prior estimates.
- Senator Frances Black plans to seek inclusion of services, despite opposition from business groups concerned about wider impacts.
- Israel and the United States want the plan dropped, and Byrne rejected antisemitism claims by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham.