Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion

Photo of Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireDonnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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On that section, the section relating to extradition and the legislation generally, it is currently the case that the UK is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR. A significant and influential element in the Conservative Party has expressed a desire to renounce the ECHR. Is the position of the Minister and the Department that this legislation will require review and potentially revision if the UK does so?