Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Ireland, in the distant past and probably in the future, has and will be slow to ratify agreements without having everything in place first. That has always been the case. For example, I am responsible for the disabilities area and it is not until all the ducks are in the row that such action is taken. We have found in ratifying international conventions that many countries rush to ratify but when they are called to account afterwards, there are failures in the systems that must be in place to support the ratification. Whether Fianna Fáil or anybody else has been in government, I have always agreed with that approach, as all the mechanisms should be put in place before ratification instead of being found wanting when it comes to supports.