Government to decide 'soon' on progressing Occupied Territories Bill

Foreign affairs minister has received clarifications from the attorney general and is considering the advice

An Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign protest outside Leinster House, Dublin, in February, calling for the Occupied Territories Bill to be enacted. 

The Government is expected to decide on progressing the Occupied Territories Bill “soon”, after it received the latest advice from the attorney general.

Foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee received the clarifications from the attorney general in recent weeks and is considering the advice, with one Government source saying there would be movement on the bill “soon enough”.