John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the EU request of ACP countries under EPA services negotiations will include infrastructure services; if this heading will include requests that relate to water infrastructure; the impact he expects this will have on the poorest sections of those societies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40889/06]

Michael Ahern (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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The European Union (EU) has not submitted formal requests to any ACP country, in the context of EPA services negotiations, seeking market access commitments in relation to infrastructure services. Thus, there is no request in relation to water infrastructure. More recently, the EU has reiterated, in the context of the on-going EPA services negotiations, that it would not submit written requests to the ACP, unless suggested by ACP Regions themselves, in order to facilitate ACP Regions own internal decision-making process.