Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Not in terms of the fact we have not ratified the optional protocol. The decision to ratify the UNCRPD itself and the optional protocol are both decisions that the independent Government of Ireland makes or does not make, and there is no consequence for not signing up. Once we sign up and we do not adhere to rights, there are then very real consequences. That is good and what we want, but it is why we are undertaking the due diligence piece to ensure we can, in going in, feel we meet the requirements of both the treaty and the optional protocol.