Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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I thank Professor Murphy. I have a lot of questions but I will get through as many as I can.

In my exchanges with the Government on this proposed legislation and its policies around the triple lock, it has stated that the General Assembly is unworkable. We know it is a failsafe that was outlined in both the Nice and Lisbon treaties. We heard from the Department of Defence just two weeks ago that the legislation does satisfy the triple lock. It has now said that formally. Will Professor Murphy tell us a little about how he sees it working? We get a lot of what-ifs and hypotheticals from the Government about what happens if there is a veto. I heard one from the Tánaiste in the Chamber this morning when he asked what would happen if the Security Council vetoed the renewal of the latest mandate on the Golan Heights. How might it play out if that veto were to happen and it were sent to the General Assembly? That question goes to anyone who is willing.