Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State and his entourage for coming. It looks pretty straightforward in the sense of who would be against any sort of engagement with Latin American and the Caribbean. This is a part of the world where their relationship with America has not always been perfect. That is a circumstance from a European Union point of view, not something we want to necessarily absolutely be part of.

What exactly will this look like in the tail end? What is the difference in what we are proposing? What sort of engagement are we are talking about? We are covering over talking about trade deals. While that is a competence of the European Union, I think a huge number of Members across this campus would have particular issues in respect of Mercosur and other trade deals. What is the difference between what we have at the minute and what we will have if this is passed? What sort of engagements are we talking about?