Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is a complicated issue. If the conclusion of my last comments reflected that, that is the reality. I have spent a fair bit of time in discussions. I attended in New York last September a special meeting hosted by, I think, Tuvalu and Vanuatu - small island states. The meeting was mainly attended by small island states, including Ireland, and we spent a lot of time discussing how we might progress this treaty. As I said, in COP28 I attended that high level dialogue. I think I was one of very few ministers there. There may have been one or two others, if that. However, it was because we have a real interest in making sure it works. It is complicated. The first questions I was asking were about whether this sits inside or outside the Paris treaty - the UNFCCC. We do not have a written treaty. People ask if we should sign it. In truth, there is nothing to sign at the moment. Simplistic yes and no questions about signing it when you do not have something to sign are not-----

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