Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The constraints of this particular debate do not allow for a full articulation of all of the issues.

However, I do not accept Deputy McConalogue's assertion that this is a done deal. This is a high-level agreement at a political level between the Commission and Mercosur member states. It is a deal that has not been approved by any Government, the Commission, the European Parliament, Council of Trade Ministers or, indeed, national parliament.

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