Mr. Declan Smyth:

As I said to Deputy Ó Laoghaire, there is a two-step element to this. This first is to find an empowerment in Union law which allows a member state to act on the basis of public policy. The second is to demonstrate that in this case the ICJ's advisory opinion gives rise to a genuine issue of public policy in Ireland, for instance. We are talking about the two separate elements.