Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-20
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Thomas Byrne (FF), Meath East

As regards some of the points Senator McDowell raised, first, he mentioned the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. It reminds me of the Vienna Convention on diplomacy, which is relevant to a point made earlier by Senator Higgins, who suggested that the Villa Spada might be at risk. That is not the case. It could not possibly be the case. Senator McDowell also urged anybody here to contradict Mr. Justice Charleton. Mr. Justice Charleton was in the minority of the Supreme Court, so the majority clearly by default did contradict him.

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