Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

Some time ago I raised the legislation that might be necessary to facilitate ratification of the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention Against Torture. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform was to check with Departments and agencies to see if legislation is necessary. Can the Tánaiste state if the Minister's consultation is finished or if legislation will be necessary to ratify this protocol?

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