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

What the Minister of State said was "never". If he was saying it was never the case that an international agreement that was out of line with the Constitution or EU law could be enforceable, does that "was never" period apply to the Energy Charter Treaty or not?

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Sitting date: 2026-06-09