Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael)
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It goes without saying, as my great friend Deputy Brennan said, that we all want to pass the legislation and abhor what is happening. That is all a given. For the benefit of the public watching, insofar as people are, will Ms Ní Ghrálaigh explain again how the International Court of Justice trumps the EU and how it is superior in terms of case law and precedent? I would like her to briefly explain this. I ask her to then explain how member states are restricted by Article 24(2)(a) within the EU. I presume Ms Ní Ghrálaigh has been over this ground multiple times this evening, but I ask her to go through it again just to be very clear and to have it explained in simple terms for people watching. How, why and where does the ICJ take precedence over or overrule EU law? When does this happen and where is there a precedent in terms of cases?