Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I very much agree with the Deputy's sentiment. In Ireland, labour and employers support free trade. Left, right and centre support free trade. It was not always so and I am glad that it is one of the areas in which that argument has been won in the past couple of decades. We have a vast political consensus in Ireland in favour of free trade and its benefits to business, individuals and the economy. Ratification of the agreement in full will require a motion and a debate in the Dáil. We have not scheduled that yet but as EU countries ratify the agreement, we will have a debate in the Dáil and a motion on it. We do not have any plans for a motion or debate on the provisional ratification, because all that involves-----

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