Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Scrutiny of EU Proposals
Ms Niamh N? Bhriain:
Of course. We would invoke Article 41.1 and make a formal declaration to exempt ourselves from it. There is our neutrality but we must also consider the Constitution. Everything legal in this country emanates from the Constitution. When you go to Article 29, it is very clear on the peaceful resolution of international disputes.