Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for being late. I thank the Minister for his comprehensive briefing and for the briefing we received in advance about the two motions. I wanted to ask specifically about the idea of the court common to a number of member states that is envisaged in the UPC agreement. The Minister referred to the Benelux court of justice as such a court. Is there any other such court currently in existence, or will other courts be set up? It strikes me as obvious that there would be a court between the Benelux countries, but it is harder to envisage how Ireland might be affected.