Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. To reassure her, the Government cannot be any clearer on our position in relation to the Mercosur proposals. We clearly outlined it in our programme for Government. In two-and-a-half hours of debate here in the Dáil last Thursday, I discussed it at length and put clearly on the record of this House our concerns and our opposition to that in that forum and how we are working with other like-minded countries who share those concerns as well. I have raised it in Brussels out at AGFIS Council meetings, as has the Tánaiste in his role of trade. We continue to work with like-minded countries that share those concerns.

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