Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion

2:00 pm

Photo of Seán KyneSeán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask Mr. Brown why is there a need for an international dispute settlement system instead of the courts. I refer to Ms King's point about the courts. Dr. Healy referred to the Copenhagen reports. They would argue that agrifood benefits would be positive. Does Mr. Brown accept that they would argue that exports of processed foods, for example, would increase whereas primary agriculture might decrease but that there would be more value added processing for export? I ask Mr. Brown to comment and others to comment if they wish.

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