Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I move amendment No. 22:

In page 13, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:

"(2) An act done on an Irish ship or an Irish aircraft, wherever situate, shall be deemed to have been done in the State.".

I understand that the comma was a point of contention with the Minister on Committee Stage so I have restated the amendment, comma included, to overcome his difficulty.

The amendment reflects the principle of Article 12.2(a) of the Rome Statute, set out in the Schedule, which provides for jurisdiction over nationals or persons on board a ship or aircraft registered to a particular country. This is an appropriate amendment to include. Now that the amendment has been grammatically perfected, I hope the Minister of State will accept the principle.

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