Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

3:40 pm

Photo of Pat BreenPat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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I have a question about agriculture. Yesterday we saw protests outside Agriculture House and I know the US Secretary of Agriculture is paying a visit here. Will we see much benefit from a trade deal in agriculture? The beef market with the US will open imminently, and we have hormone-free beef and good quality products. The Americans have a tariff on beef currently but would a deal boost agriculture?