Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To clarify, this is an association agreement which means it covers trade and other matters. If it is an association agreement, as it is being presented by the EU, it will have to come before the Dáil to be voted on. My preference would be to have it come back to the Dáil but the Commission may decide to seek a provisional application, which would mean the trade aspects of the deal could be provisionally applied. Ultimately, however, the deal will have to come back to the Dáil as an association agreement. If the trade element is to be provisionally applied, the process is that it will go to the Council of Ministers and then to the European Parliament. Members should note that trade is a European Union competency so the EU has the competency to negotiate trade agreements. The full deal will eventually come back to the Houses. However, to be straight, fair and open about this-----

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