Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Again, I will make the point that the Attorney General is going to make the financial conclusion. Without referring to CETA specifically, we are a small country. We maybe like to think of ourselves as being a bit bigger than we are. We need trade, and we need free and open trade. Trade agreements have been the foundation of our economic success, and our ability to use trade agreements at EU level in particular is extremely significant.

This is no different. We cannot take for granted the kind of expansion we want to discuss when we get out there, or the kind of opportunities for Irish companies. We cannot be àla cartewhen it comes to trade and trade agreements.