Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-09
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

The text has not been addressed - the Minister of State read the interpretative agreement, which does not have a binding piece. Article 8.39(3) states, "For the calculation of monetary damages, the Tribunal shall ... reduce the damages to take into account ... repeal or modification of the measure." If you change or repeal the law, you will have less of a bill. If that is not a clear chilling effect, I do not know what is. The Minister of State also did not address "fair and equitable". I will press this amendment. We will have a chance to come back on other issues.

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