Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee Stage
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-24
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Catherine Connolly (IND), Galway West

Why was there a conscious decision not to do so? I fail to grasp why there was such a decision for almost 21 years. Do we not sign something with a view to ratifying it, unless we have to take certain steps in the meantime? We are ratifying it 21 years later.

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Sitting date: 2021-11-24