Following the ICJ’s advisory opinion, further advice is being sought at both Irish and EU levels, he said.
The European Union is looking into the obligations on EU member states in respect of the ICJ decision.
“It is a very significant turning point and Europe has to face up to that reality,” said Mr Martin.
The update was given after Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy questioned whether the government would commit to enacting the Bill now, “not tomorrow, next week, or next year when countless more innocent people will have been killed, but now”.
Mr Carthy said that the Occupied Territories Bill should not be seen as controversial and pointed to a protest earlier in the week as a display of its support among the public.
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