Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Ireland is a small, open economy. I want the benefits of the agreement to come into being, when we can have a fully informed debate based on facts and evidence. I mentioned the example of the EU agreement with South Korea. On the timing, no decision has been made on when we will have a debate here. There are a number of factors. Obviously, the Singapore case is taking place and we will take the decision into account. We hear from small and medium enterprises that the CETA is leading to the opening of markets, especially in the context of Brexit. Small and medium-sized enterprises will be able to seek business in Canada.

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