Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-20
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Joanne Collins (SF), Agricultural Panel

I wish to briefly speak about two of our amendments that were ruled out of order. Amendment No. 38 sought to add something that the Government has shown its aversion to throughout this whole process, namely, democratic scrutiny. This amendment would have ensured that we, as Members of the Oireachtas, and the public received proper oversight and scrutiny of what the Government is trying to do here and the implications for our legal obligations and wider ability to affect public policy decisions. It would have ensured expert input into this process, which the Government actively blocked when it forced this Bill through without pre-legislative scrutiny.
Amendment No. 39 sought to address a core deficiency in this Bill that was highlighted as a future problem in the Costello case. If Ireland ratifies CETA or the EU-Chile agreement, then enforcement of awards made by investor courts-----

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Sitting date: 2026-05-20