Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I thank the Chairman and members of the committee for the invitation to speak today and for the opportunity to contribute to the committee's consideration of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada.

Ratifying CETA is Government policy and an objective of mine as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. I welcome the scrutiny and debate but I do not-----