Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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Does Finland have any particular vision as to how the enlargement process might develop? How does the ambassador see the establishment of the new European Commission progressing? Is she confident everything will run smoothly and on time? I spoke about the following to the ambassador personally but I repeat it for the members of the committee. It is a topic of great importance to us all, namely, trade and the Mercosur deal. It was a topical issue a while ago outside the gates of Leinster House where, the ambassador will be interested to hear, there was a protest by thousands of farmers who came from all over the country to voice their concerns at what is being proposed.