Sinn Féin to introduce motion when Dáil returns on Wednesday
The Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that the Government had 'stalled, they’ve prevaricated and now is the time for action'. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Timesis to introduce a motion on the Occupied Territories Bill when the Dáil returns on Wednesday as the Opposition seeks to squeeze the new Government on the sensitive
“So, collectively Sinn Féin and others on the opposition benches, will urge the Government to move very, very speedily on this matter, and I hope that members in Government who in the past also have supported recognition of the Palestinian state and indeed the Occupied Territories Bill will do the right thing,” she said.
“We also have to manage our relationship, particularly with the United States, the deep economic relationship that we have, and I think that both of those things can be managed in a calm way,” she said.
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