Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been notified of a timetable for ratification of the reform treaty being proposed by his counterparts in each of the other EU member states; the dates they have proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31370/07]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Taoiseach and I will sign the EU Reform Treaty on 13 December on behalf of Ireland. The Treaty is expected to be ratified by each Member State before 1 January 2009.

Member States will proceed with ratification under their respective constitutional provisions and in accordance with their own timetables. At this stage, Member States are focussing on the signing of the Treaty next month. It is, therefore, too early to have concrete information on the ratification process in other Member States. However, Irish Embassies in each of the Member States will be monitoring the local ratification process and will be reporting regularly on developments.