Peter Power (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

The Government takes the view that we cannot renegotiate the conventions after negotiations have been concluded. Senator Hannigan made the point that in the coming months all 107 countries will be engaged in the same process as we are engaged in here and will introduce the convention's provisions into their domestic law in a uniform way. We chaired these negotiations and have an obligation to ensure that the provisions we negotiated are introduced into our law.