Ms. Šimonović asked how the provisions of the Convention were being incorporated into Ireland's dualist legal system, as they were not automatically applicable.

Bearing in mind that the State party has a dualist legal system, the Committee remains concerned about the fact that the Convention has not been incorporated in domestic law and that the position as to its direct applicability in the State party is unclear (art.

25. Supporters of the dualist theory of the relationship between international and domestic law, according to which they constitute two distinct legal systems (although influencing one another and interacting), take a different view of the possibility of the direct application of international law to individuals.