Eamon Ryan won't return from Cop28 for no-confidence vote after pairing agreement 

Pairing arrangements are typically arranged between the Government and the opposition in the case of TD absences from the Dáil

Eamon Ryan, who is in the United Arab Emirates for the Cop28 climate conference. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan will not return from Dubai to vote confidence in Justice Minister Helen McEntee, after being offered a pairing agreement by the Social Democrats.

Mr Ryan, who is in the United Arab Emirates for the Cop28 climate conference, confirmed that he had been offered the pair by Social Democrats climate spokesperson Jennifer Whitmore.