Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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On Deputy Shanahan's first point, I did not meet anybody with a Waterford accent, but I met somebody from Newfoundland with the biggest Donegal accent I have ever heard, and she has never been in Ireland. The connections are strong in Newfoundland in particular.

We have to ratify every trade deal. All trade deals have to be ratified by the Oireachtas. This is an EU-Canada trade deal so that we can have it legislatively underpinned. It is provisionally applied, and we are working it. As I said, I have given the figures on the expansion in opportunities that have arisen during provisional application. The Supreme Court has made its views known, and that view is being assessed by the Attorney General. They have made the decision where it needs to be looked at, and the Attorney General is looking at it at the moment.