Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

EU Framework Agreement: Motion

9:40 am

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ms Collins was talking about human rights. Is there a trigger mechanism for sanctions in this agreement and, if so, how does a country trigger it? Can Ireland trigger it or does it have to be the EU? I am conscious that we have trade agreements with other countries, including Israel. That strikes me straight away, yet they still have this special trading agreement with the EU. I would be interested to hear about that.

Ms Collins also mentioned dumping. It does not disturb the EU market but we are being told by many NGOs that dumping is going on in local markets. The EU has the power and is engaged in dumping.

Where do the taxation and migration issues come into this treaty?

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