David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We had a presentation from businesses concerning the Unified Patent Court. I understand we will need a referendum to ratify the agreement on this. We were told ratification could be worth between €0.5 billion and €1.5 billion to the Irish economy. Could the Minister update us on the Government's plans to hold a referendum on the court? How important is it? Does he agree with business that it is important, including for employees and jobs? Could we have an update on the current position?