Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim fáilte roimh an tUasal O'Sullivan. There are many concerns but the biggest is around the investment court system. Mr. O'Sullivan said in his article in The Irish Timesthat CETA "is an important stepping-stone to a multilateral investment court". Who pushed that? Is it an EU concept? In the context of CETA, was it being pushed by the EU, by Canada or was it an equal proposition?

Second, in the context of our court system, for which we as Members of the Oireachtas have a responsibility in terms of our day-to-day role and in terms of Bunreacht na hÉireann, where will that court sit and where will our current system sit with that court? Could a multilateral investment court undermine decisions taken by the courts here or vice versa?

Where in Mr. O'Sullivan's view does that sit?

Will setting up such a structure make it harder for Irish and EU citizens to access or to initiate actions than they currently can in the context of any agreement with Canada or any other agreement which will come under the remit of this new investment court system?