Seanad debates

Tuesday, 9 December 2003

Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

I understand the programme of commitments in the area of normalisation has not yet been agreed – perhaps the Minister will correct if I am wrong in this. The Bill states the commission shall, at the request of the British Government, prepare a report. Why can this not be done by the Irish and British Governments? Could the commission of its own volition make such a request? I am making a distinction between Article 5(2) and Article 5(1), which is triggered only when the commitments and the agreed programme are in place.

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