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.