Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We have broached the subject a number of times. It was interesting to see comments by the former Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, who said: "One should not forget that traditional methods of conducting international trade negotiations, characterised as they are by confidentiality and limited public participation, are ill-equipped to generate the legitimacy necessary in such high stakes talks." She argues that things need to be different from now on and that citizens need a stronger role. She has been critical of the lack of citizen participation in the TTIP negotiations to date.

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