Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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I accept that. There is also a lot of IP domicile in this country and that might possibly be a concern for the tech sector in relation to that. I accept that it is a trade agreement and that Ireland is very small. As we are a small member of the community, we will have only a small amount to say. If other countries are ratifying it, maybe we should, too. Yet, it is notable that we do not need to be the first. There was talk of us being among the first and it was certainly a long road-----