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Bid to delay Dail vote on EU migration pact not properly before court, judge finds

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An application by barrister Una McGurk SC to obtain a High Court injunction that would delay any vote in the Dáil or Seanad on measures from the EU migration pact was found not properly issued. Judge David Nolan ruled that the motion was not correctly before the court, so it could not be considered on Friday. The court said the action must be re‑issued in the normal way and will be scheduled for a future hearing, unlikely to be before the court in the short term. The petition sought orders to postpone any vote until a referendum could decide the constitutionality of ceding sovereignty. The defendants – the clerks of the Dáil and Seanad, the Minister for Justice and the Attorney General – argued the action was non‑justiciable and lacked substance, noting that a vote on the measures had already taken place.

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What: Report matter: Bid to delay Dail vote on EU migration pact not properly before court, judge finds. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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• 2024-06-21 Publication

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