Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 November 2013
172. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by the Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48323/13]
View answerWhile my Department participated in and contributed to the work of the Inter-Departmental Group on the Antarctic Treaty, responsibility for consideration of the signature and ratification of the Antarctic Treaty by Ireland is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.
