Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister's removal of these sections. It was an issue that arose time and again when the matter was being analysed. It is a step in the right direction. There is certainly an appetite for Ireland becoming a base for international arbitration. We are non-American and non-British and could be seen as a safe port for arbitration to be considered. The sections in question were a huge negative and I welcome the Minister taking the opportunity to delete them.

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