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Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: ...the environment, but for the economy. Inserting the amendment into the Bill would be a pre-emptive strike and would ban fracking. It is particularly important when one considers the concerns surrounding TTIP, the ISDS and other such issues.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Plant Protection Products (1 Jul 2015) See 1 other result from this debate

Mick Wallace: Look at what is going on with the TTIP. I refer to most of those trying to water down the regulations in Europe at present. The pressure is coming from lobbyists for big industry that has a profit motive and profits are being put before the health of the people. The Government should put the health of the Irish people before the profits of large chemical corporations making crazy money.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (30 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 299. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Copenhagen Economics "TTIP impact in Ireland" study commissioned by him used 2011 as a baseline year for all sectoral projections but 2013 as the baseline year for gross domestic product. [26396/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (24 Jun 2015)

Pat Breen: .... We get requests all the time from people who want to meet us but as Deputy Durkan said, they might not be matters for our committee, for example the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership, TTIP, which is a matter for the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. We have to distinguish what each committee does.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (24 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: According to assessments made by the EU Commission, a comprehensive EU/US Free Trade agreement (TTIP) could over time boost EU GDP by 0.5% per annum bringing significant economic gains as a whole for the EU. This converts into 400,000 jobs across the EU. A study commissioned by my Department estimates that these benefits in Ireland will be proportionally greater than in the EU as a whole....

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Micheál Martin: .... What is Britain seeking and what does our Government support in terms of future changes? On balance, Ireland should always be open to participating in trade agreements which open up new markets for companies based here. While the macro elements of TTIP look positive for Europe and Ireland, we need to see more detail. However, because of recent developments in the USA on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

...time, its productivity. These measures must be assessed and refined, as appropriate, to be prepared for the 2030 challenge. I wish to say a few words about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP. International trade negotiations in general, and trade deals with the US in particular, are of key importance for European agriculture. The United States already represents a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015) See 9 other results from this debate

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: ...duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when in silent mode. Members are here this afternoon to discuss the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, a potential European Union-United States trade agreement currently under negotiation. I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, and his officials...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (23 Jun 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Bruton: As I noted in my previous response to the Deputy on this issue, as of 9thJune my Department’s records indicate receipt of 586 representations on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) since the negotiations began in 2013. Of the 566 that I indicated were from private citizens, 514 of these, received between January and February this year, focused on a single issue,...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Phil Hogan (23 Jun 2015) See 1 other result from this debate

Paddy Burke: ...which has many other significant challenges to grapple with. The humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, youth unemployment, the difficult situation in Greece, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, are just some of the issues which face Commissioner Hogan and his colleagues. I have no doubt Commissioner Hogan has the insight, energy and commitment to play an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (17 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: According to assessments made by the EU Commission, a comprehensive TTIP could over time boost EU GDP by 0.5% per annum bringing significant economic gains as a whole for the EU. This converts into 400,000 jobs across the EU. A study commissioned by my Department estimates that these benefits in Ireland will be proportionally greater than in the EU as a whole. It suggests growth in Irish...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (16 Jun 2015) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Colreavy: ...does not include consideration of an issue that will have to be taken into consideration by the political system, namely, the negotiations on the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, TTIP, and the investor-state dispute settlement, ISDS, system. Particularly under the ISDS system, energy companies will undoubtedly threaten governments. If they are not given consent even to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Pat Deering: Next Tuesday we will have a joint meeting with the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs to discuss the TTIP.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication 6,396.00 Version 1 Software Oracle Release 2 Upgrade Assessment Internal ICT system assessment – not for publication 7,619.13 Copenhagen Economics TTIP Impact in Ireland Published on 27th March 2015 188,155.69 Insight Statistical Consulting Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact (ABSEI) 2014 - Strategic Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: International Agreements (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a comprehensive free trade and investment treaty currently being negotiated between the European Union and the USA. The negotiations cover three main areas: Market access; Cooperation between the EU and US regulators; and Trade Rules. Objectives of the agreement include promoting closer collaboration between regulatory...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: ...is about to sell off the last 25% of it. It is not possible to know how that will impact on our strategic need for access to and from this country. The Government should be ashamed of doing that. In all this, the TTIP is looming in the background. On Wednesday, the votes were stopped and did not continue. I am sure it will come back on the agenda again. We know what TTIP is - a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015) See 19 other results from this debate

Mr. Colin Brown: I thank the committee for the invitation to make these comments and I thank it for the extensive work it has done on the TTIP negotiations. Commissioner Malmström has appeared before the committee. Investor-to-state dispute settlement, ISDS, is an important matter and I am happy to address that. I will make introductory remarks and then give an overview of the...

Joint Committees: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: ..., two or more Joint Committees, in accordance with their orders of reference, may hold a joint meeting or meetings in this Dáil to consider the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), an EU-US trade agreement currently under negotiation.

Seanad: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Trade Agreement: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ..., two or more joint committees, in accordance with their orders of reference, may hold a joint meeting or meetings in this Seanad to consider the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, an EU-US trade agreement currently under negotiation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

...harmonisation of standards but an equivalence, and it is always up to the importing side to determine whether equivalent standards have been met by the exporting side. If the COM document on the TTIP negotiations went through as originally proposed by the Commission the US side might have concerns about the implications in the sense that rather than exporting to a single market in the...