Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is worth reiterating we would all want to live in an Ireland where nobody needs the optional protocol. Unfortunately, as the Minister said, we are not there yet. I too hope and expect the optional protocol will work as a motivator for the State because of the cost of not doing enough. The stakes are raised. Has the Minister's Department, or other Departments such as finance or public expenditure, NDP delivery and reform, undertaken a review of whether, in the current situation, the optional protocol poses a significant cost concern to the State?

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