Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 21, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:

"(3) An agreement pursuant to this section shall be in writing and shall be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made, and shall not enter into force until such time as the terms thereof have been approved by Dáil Éireann.".

I tabled this amendment because during the debate on an earlier Stage, I believe Senator Maurice Hayes suggested that international agreements should be published. I want to establish whether the Minister had considered it following the earlier debate.