Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 10, line 31, after "issue", to insert the following:

", and

(III) implement the decision of the Court and comply with any decision by the Assembly of State Parties or the Security Council under Article 87".

The purpose of this amendment is to safeguard against any future abuse of the exercise of State security by the Government to avoid co-operation with the International Criminal Court. This safeguard is advisable, particularly given the Government's track record of abusing this type of discretionary provision. The Minister, Deputy McDowell's, leaking of false information on the journalist, Frank Connolly, is a case in point. It would be advisable to accept this amendment to implement the decision of the court and comply with any decision by the assembly of the state parties or the Security Council under Article 87 so that the Minister shall do this rather than have any discretionary power in this matter which the Minister or a future Minister could abuse.

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