Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-20
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

I have asked the question. The question was, factually, that the investor court system is not specified in this legislation. Is it not the case that other investor-state dispute mechanisms may apply through this legislation? Yes or no. With respect, Chair, I asked a yes-or-no question. It was a very simple question. It is reasonable to ask that it be answered. In terms of expediency, as we move forward, I did not go on at length. It was simply yes or no. I am restating it because perhaps it slipped the mind of the Minister of State.

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