Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Bill appears to selectively ratify some changes made to the convention.

Articles 1(a), 4(a) and 4(b) of the convention are no longer included. Why were they removed?

This returns me to my initial point on the convention. The text of the convention has been amended to include the following statement: "Nothing in this Convention shall affect other rights, obligations and responsibilities of States Parties under international law." Is it necessary to specifically include this provision? Articles 4(a) and 4(b) set out specific circumstances under which the convention is applicable to certain nuclear materials and leaves it up to individual states to determine such circumstances, provided "prudent management practice" is in place.