Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion

Photo of Matt ShanahanMatt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Is there a concern that if Ireland ratifies this agreement, we will not be able to withdraw from it in the future? It would seem that, basically, once ratified, there would be no way for Ireland to decide that it wants to opt out in the future in circumstances where, for instance, we had a bad outing in an investor court. We might decide that this is not for us, but it does not appear that we can actually do that.

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