John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for attending. While strengthening relationships with anywhere in the world has to be welcomed and I commend that, I have a few concerns and I am looking for clarity on the partnership and co-operation agreement. Given the concerns there were around the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, I note that the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, which is different from this agreement, was agreed and entered into force in November 2019. Given the similarities in the investor court system, ICS, I will ask a specific question on that. What are the procedures around the ICS and are they implicated in the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement or is what we have heard today specific to this co-operation agreement? Has the agreement been ratified by Ireland? Are we talking about any of the elements of the ICS today?