Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairman and the Minister. I will first reiterate my disappointment that the Minister was not prepared to share his statement before this meeting.

It is just not good practice. I believe it is disrespectful. My first question is technical. Which article of the Constitution is the Minister planning to use to ratify this treaty? Does he plan to use Article 29.5.2°, which provides: "The State shall not be bound by any international agreement involving a charge upon public funds unless the terms of the agreement shall have been approved by Dáil Éireann"?