Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a debate will be held in Dáil Éireann before the Hong Kong meeting of the WTO, as was held before Cancun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12194/05]

Michael Ahern (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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The sixth WTO ministerial conference is due to take place in Hong Kong from 13 to 18 December 2005. The issue of making Dáil time available for a debate on the trade talks in advance of the conference is a matter for the Chief Whip's office. It is too early to indicate definitively if such a debate will be held, given the pressure on Members' time in terms of the legislative programme. However, should such time be available, I would welcome such a debate in the run up to the WTO trade talks.