The coalition’s Bill has focused on a ban of goods and is listed under ‘priority publication’ in the spring legislative programme.

The Tánaiste said the existing private member’s Bill would have required major changes to make it constitutional

The law would ban the import into Ireland of goods and services that originated in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza.

The Tánaiste has also condemned the moves in the Israeli parliament to prevent the UN Palestinian refugee agency from working in Gaza

Irish attorney general Rossa Fanning was speaking at the International Court of Justice in The Hague