Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

When will the Minister be going to Cabinet with a proposal for ratification? Is he aware that France and Hungary have already ratified the convention and that part of the ratification process is the preparation of domestic legislation? Where is the domestic legislation which is an obligation under the convention? Have the heads of that legislation been approved? When will they be going to Cabinet and when will Ireland be in a position to ratify the convention? Is he not concerned that of the 33 ratifications that have taken place, only two European Union states have done so?

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