Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion

Photo of Sorca ClarkeSorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have a valid concern in this regard. While I accept the answers the Minister of State has given and I understand his position, I am not comfortable that the work of this committee meets the full amount of scrutiny that needs to be carried out. We can look at human rights and look at it from a foreign affairs perspective, but I very much suspect there are other committees that might be interested in looking at it in the context of their own priority lists. We will be doing a massive disservice to ourselves and to those other committees if they are not also given the opportunity to have an input or express an opinion on this.

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