Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will get back to the Deputy on that. One concludes trade agreements with countries whose political approaches will not always be the same as our own. One could pick any one of our trading partners and find criticism but the EU has taken care to build requirements into these agreements so that there is a genuine effort to incentivise proper behaviour. The EU is the negotiator and puts together the agreement. Ireland is one party to it. It is not just an Irish agreement.