Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My apologies. This is a matter the Taoiseach has raised consistently in the United States of America. Did it form part of his discussions with President Obama on the occasion of his last visit some time ago?

What about the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, TTIP? It is a comprehensive free trade and investment treaty being negotiated between the European Union and the USA. It is a very controversial proposition. Did the Taoiseach discuss this matter with the President? Did he raise with him the real threats it would represent to our democratic institutions, standards, public services, workers and agricultural sector?

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