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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: That is the standard article under which we ratify international treaties. I presume it can always be argued that there is a small charge in ratifying anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: They can sue now in the national courts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: There are the European courts, for example, where we operate under a treaty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy keeps saying that I said it is all the same. That is not what I said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I will, absolutely. I am sorry if I did not answer that question clearly, but when it comes to which article of the Constitution we use to ratify a particular treaty, it is a question on which I would be guided by the Attorney General. It had not come up in any debate I have been involved in prior to now. I will certainly check into it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: No, that is okay. The Deputy's points were well made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: It is probably a comment. I am happy to take it on board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: We do. I will get them for the Deputy. There has been an increase in two-way trade. I will see if I can find the numbers. They were in the Copenhagen Economics report. I am just trying to find the piece of paper.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Some €1.9 billion worth of goods and €2.3 billion worth of services went out. Those goods figures are for 2020 and the service figures are for 2019. We do not have the service figures for 2020 yet. We do not have the Canada figures to hand but we will get them to the Deputy if we cannot find them in the next couple of minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Am I correct that I am to come back on the negative list and the trade unions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am also to come back on the constitutional mechanism that we will use to ratify the agreement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Yes, the Canada trade figures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I sincerely apologise for that again. I will make sure the committee gets my statements in future. I will also just mention that we are waiting on the pre-legislative scrutiny report on the employment permits Bill. We are keen to get on with that legislation but we do not yet have the report from the committee. It is delaying us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (23 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together. IDA Ireland has had, over the past 24 months, discussions and ongoing engagement with overseas companies, interested in investing, expanding or establishing in Ireland. These engagements may have included discussions with companies looking to establish a data centre in Ireland. Since 2020, IDA has been advised by clients about two...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (28 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together. The report "Four EU Free Trade Agreements - Opportunities and Impacts for Ireland" was published on my Department's website on 28 April this year and is available at enterprise.gov.ie/en/Publications/Four-EU-Free-Trade-Agreeme nts-Opportunities-and-Impacts-for-Ireland.html.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (28 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy was advised in response to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 15th September, my Department has not had any contracts with the companies in question since the 1st January 2015. The companies have not provided any courses or training services to the Department during this period.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (28 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The requested details of EU Directives relating to my Department that require transposition into Irish law are set out in the attached table. EU Directives that require transposition into Irish law Transposition deadline passed Yes/No Details of Communications from Commission on failure to transpose Directive EU Directive 2020/1833 of 2 October...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (28 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The report "Four EU Free Trade Agreements - Opportunities and Impacts for Ireland" was published on my Department's website on 28 April this year and is available at enterprise.gov.ie/en/Publications/Four-EU-Free-Trade-Agreeme nts-Opportunities-and-Impacts-for-Ireland.htm.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (28 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: IDA Ireland is partnering with a number of local authorities to secure planning permission for 11 new buildings, 10 of which are Advanced Technology Buildings, as shown below Region Advanced Technology Buildings Border Monaghan, Carrick on Shannon, Cavan, Letterkenny Mid East Navan Mid West Clonmel ...