4. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of concerns regarding the investor court system established in the CETA deal, particularly the potential need for EU-wide consent for the termination of CETA as well as the possible 20-year post-termination obligations that Ireland would still face. [38316/26]
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67. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her Department’s stance on the amendments to the EU-Morocco trade deal; the use of provisional application for the deal; the way in which it interacts with the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8707/26]
45. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Mercosur trade agreement and Ireland's position on the protection of the environment and livelihoods of Irish farmers in the context of the agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66725/25]
129. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's position on the EU-Morocco Trade Agreement currently in provisional application, particularly in respect to the inclusion of goods originating from Moroccan settlements in Western Sahara, and the lack of engagement with the Sahrawi people in the drafting of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the…
153. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, and Ireland’s position on the adoption of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57131/25]
165. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland will take ahead of next week’s EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, where Ministers are expected to discuss the partial suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement; whether Ireland is engaging with other Member States, including Germany, Italy and France, to support the suspension in view of Israel’s continu…
137. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide detailed clarification of the potential access and the protections to market access, arising from the so-called "negative list" in the CETA trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43990/25]
138. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's position as outlined in the European Commission Review of Trade and Sustainable Development Ireland position paper for 2022; and whether it is still the position of the Government that trade agreements that Ireland is party to should "demand an increased focus on environmental, social and …
139. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request a strengthening of regulatory enforcement mechanisms in CETA before attempting to ratify it in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43992/25]
140. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that "The State shall not be bound by any international agreement involving a charge upon public funds unless the terms of the agreement shall have been approved by Dáil Éireann" as detailed in Article 29.5.2° of the Constitution with regards to any potential ratification of CETA; and if he will make a statement on the …
141. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland is held to any explicit timeline for progressing the ratification of CETA, noting that at least nine other European Member States have yet to do so; if Ireland it potentially at risk of a challenge for not making a ratification decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43995/25]
60. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to protect environmental and agricultural interests in the Mercosur Trade negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38293/25]