Lawyers differ on whether such an enabling provision is necessary. Having heard in public session from a number of lawyers, the Citizens Assembly recommends that an enabling provision should be inserted. YouTube presentationLast March, the Citizens Assembly held a session entitled “Legal Consequences of Retention, Repeal, or Amendment of Article 40.3.3”. Murray himself offered the view that the first of the scenarios was the most likely but emphasised that that was his personal legal view. It is a minority legal view but it is not a fringe view.

Source: The Irish Times January 19, 2018 04:52 UTC