Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Regarding CETA, there was a Supreme Court decision last year, which is currently being assessed by the Attorney General. The Deputy is looking at one aspect of CETA. There is so much more to it. I make no apologies that Ireland is an advocate for fair trade and free trade. The kind of opportunities and the potential that she has spoken about are embedded and wrapped up in free trade. We feel, and it was my experience a fortnight ago, that Canada is a like-minded partner. It shares our values and principles. It shares our common belief in a rules-based multilateral trading system. The provision application of CETA has been the background to the increase in our goods exports, which went from €936 million in 2016 to more than €3.3 billion in 2022. Services exports grew from €1.44 billion in 2016 to more than €2.8 billion. The provisional application has allowed that to flow. It has allowed an increase in the connection and a deepening of the business relationships. It is way above my paygrade when it comes to the Attorney General and issues that need to be involved but the overall effect of CETA is positive for Ireland-Canada relationships.