Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is fair to say a lot of extra public money was put on top of billions of euro of private money for Covid. There is no doubt about this. There was an investment of private money well before this. We have to make sure the intellectual property regime protects both of these investments and enhances the best opportunities. We believe Ireland's role in our negotiations through the EU in the trade talks has assisted with these changes. We will continue to take this approach in the coming months until 17 December. They are negotiations. We are part of negotiations through the EU and the WTO that involve more than 150 companies. I cannot go into every little detail the Deputy wants but we recognise-----

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