Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-28
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

Nonetheless, in his legislation the Minister of State is giving the prescription in terms of the frame he is choosing to apply in relation to it. What is the objection to the inclusion of the phrase on the material compromise of the public interest? Again, it is a matter of the language on not having a material compromise of the public interest as a determination of the arbitration body, to which it is not bound. This is about the High Court. Why not include the question of what would materially compromise the public interest? The Minister of State was nodding earlier when we were saying the public interest is normally weighed by the High Court in its adjudication. In this regard, what is the objection to including the language that would guarantee that the High Court, not the tribunal itself, would be empowered to consider the public interest in making a decision in relation to enforcement?

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