Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The approach traditionally taken in other countries is to ratify in the way the Deputy suggests. They just sign up but nothing happens. We are making sure that the provisions are embedded in law and that they will actually change what will happen thereafter. The approach to ratification that we take is more time-consuming but more reforming in the longer term because it is embedded in law.

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