Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy says there is no evidence that 400,000 jobs will be created, but there may well be double that figure because we have the greatest number of developed western countries in the European Union, offering enormous opportunities if we conclude an agreement. I do not accept the Deputy's view.

Let me make another point. I remember co-chairing, back in the 1990s, the WTO talks in Singapore. In the case of world trade, there is a solution to the issue of a row breaking out between countries. It is determined by panels within the WTO and works successfully. If we have an agreement and sign up to it, there must be a dispute resolution mechanism. It is not about overriding the legislation of countries, rather it is about dealing with the conditions signed up to in the agreement for the benefit of both countries. Sometimes we need a dispute resolution mechanism, as the Deputy knows well.

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