Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Photo of Ollie CroweOllie Crowe (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his detailed statement. Some of the most common criticisms of the trade deal I have read relate to the concerns about the ICS. However, unlike investor courts established elsewhere, CETA provides for a high level of transparency around the system. It also includes an article guaranteeing the right for countries to regulate public policies and I understand these were largely introduced as a result of efforts of MEPs and activists. Will the Minister advise whether these changes are sufficient to address the concerns critics are raising?

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