Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I realise that decommissioning is quite narrowly confined in the context in which the Taoiseach has mentioned it. I want to ask about decommissioning as regards promised legislation that does not, on the face of it, seem to be as difficult as the Northern Ireland situation and the conflict on this island. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Bill has been promised as far back as 2001. I tried to ask the Taoiseach about this before but perhaps he can answer me now. There will be a review next May of the non-proliferation treaty, of which Ireland was the first signatory. Will that legislation be passed before May? It has been promised each year since 2001. It does not seem to be a controversial Bill and he should be able to give an indication that we can co-operate.

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