Occupied Territories Bill to come before Cabinet in coming weeks, Helen McEntee confirms

The foreign affairs minister criticised Israel over the treatment of 'illegally detained' flotilla activists 

Foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee: 'When I saw our own citizens and other people with their hands tied behind their back, you think if this is how they’re treating Irish citizens and other people, how are they treating Palestinians?' Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The long-awaited Occupied Territories Bill will come to Cabinet in the coming weeks, the foreign affairs minister has told the Dáil.

Helen McEntee said the piece of legislation, which the Government has been accused of "mothballing" and "abandoning", would be published soon.