Ossian Smyth claims Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil blocked Occupied Territories Bill due to US pressure

The Government has said that a recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank allowed for a review of the Occupied Territories Bill

Junior Public Expenditure Minister Ossian Smyth. File Picture:

The Occupied Territories Bill was blocked by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael because the US Democratic Party told them to, a Green Party minister has claimed.

Junior Public Expenditure Minister Ossian Smyth made the claim on a podcast hosted by students of secondary school Blackrock College.