Enterprise, Tourism and Employment has competitiveness concerns. As the Minister with responsibility for trade, I, too, have concerns regarding the current trade and tariffs environment we are navigating our way through. The Minister for Health is committed to working with all of her colleagues across the Government
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market. Ireland has a very significant pharmaceutical presence. I have engaged with most of the CEOs of the pharmaceutical companies in respect of tariffs, trade and so on and domestically, the European Public Health Alliance, EPHA, has made representations in respect of this, as have patients, particularly
which Government is proposing for new builds. This lacks foresight. There is huge uncertainty here, particularly in the face of Trump's threatened tariffs and the impact they are likely to have on inflation. What we are going to see, I think, is that this will
European Union trade negotiations. There will be a significant agreement. It is interesting to counter forces of protectionism in trade and tariffs on trade. There are other agreements being worked on energetically by the Commission that are counterintuitive to other pressures. The committee is very focused on that
that inflation increased to 7.8% as recently as 2022, not to mention the added unpredictability posed by the Trump Administration and the proposed tariffs.
It is clear that we need more supply but this must come with the condition of affordability. We have some of the highest rents
plans to employ many people there, which is really welcome. Most of us understand that some companies are better insulated against the proposed tariffs than others. I am heartened to hear the Minister's plans to safeguard employment and the measures he has taken or is considering
with rare diseases. I met the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association approximately two weeks ago. As the Deputy can imagine, we discussed trade and tariffs, but we also discussed that a new framework agreement is due to be negotiated between it and the State. I made a suggestion
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on Ireland's engagements with the EU regarding draft reciprocal trade tariffs. [27401/25
assume, to spook and bully. We have obviously seen an element of a timeline further down the line with regard to us facing tariffs but it seems, unfortunately, we cannot dismiss them. What is the latest position with respect to engagement with the EU on countertariffs
serious risk to one of the most important media infrastructure projects within the State. Now, with President Trump threatening 100% tariffs on non-US film and television productions, investor confidence is under real threat. It appears the Government has gone to ground on this issue
came to restaurants, cafés and the hospitality sector.
This problem has by no means disappeared. In light of the heightened volatility around tariffs and the EU response to the US, we are probably facing into a period of rapid growth in insolvencies. On the impact on hospitality
welcome the postponement of the 50% tariffs from 1 June to 9 July by the US. What are the Government's plans to accelerate talks and avoid escalation of the transatlantic trade war? I appreciate that it is an EU competency but how does the Government plan
feed into industry and help to create jobs in our economy.
Deputy Ó Cearúil raised a number of issues. I have discussed the tariff and trade issues. I hope that with serious negotiation we can get a deal that will benefit European consumers and citizens as well
necessary and welcome. Our thoughts are with these people and their families.
The Taoiseach has already spoken about the situation with regard to tariffs and he stated the EU has only really begun, at some level, its engagement with the US. We are all very glad
European Union continues its negotiations with the US on trade matters, there are ongoing discussions on the development of a retaliatory tariffs list.
The final version of this list could potentially include measures affecting the aviation sector. Ireland is uniquely exposed in this regard as we have
Taoiseach and the Government are using Trump's tariff threats as an excuse to exhume the full ratification of CETA and bring it back from the dead. There are good reasons that the Supreme Court buried it back in 2022 when it ruled that the ratification of CETA
stated, "increased public investment in research is the best way to protect the Irish economy from external threats such as US tariffs," and what is happening in an international context. I welcome the Minister's commitment to not just funding third level institutions but also modernising those institutions
middle of the financial crisis from peak to trough over multiple years was €10 billion, and I have not even spoken about tariffs.
Will the Minister of State recognise this existential threat to our financial viability and economy? Will he tell the House what the Government is planning
simply a matter of rainy day funds. As a political system and as a country, we need to recognise that the tariff threats from the Trump Administration are an emergent feature of a shifting global trend in trade relations and the world economy. We need to reinvent industrial
action and not platitudes. The EU has a preferential trade agreement with Israel that allows Israeli goods to enter European markets with reduced tariffs. Suspending this would significantly impact the Israeli economy and potentially force the Israeli government to reconsider its policy. There are a whole load
acted during Covid, we responded to Brexit, we supported thousands of Ukrainians and we are mobilising a response to US tariffs – or at least we are in terms of what Ministers have said – so why can this not be declared an emergency and a target set to redress
huge problems, such as those we have at the moment where we see great uncertainty from the point of view of conflict and tariffs, all of which can have a huge impact, it is vital in Ireland and across Europe that farmers are made sustainable. It is vital
much more in the focus of everyone who pays even a cursory glance at what happens in agriculture. When other countries talk about tariffs and changes to our trade flow, it probably brings a focus in this country from people who do not always recognise that we export
While other speakers made reference to the threat of TB, there is also the threat of trade tariffs. We need to remove the barriers in our control, one example of which is alcohol labelling.
We need to look at growing our existing markets as well. France and Germany
bring transparency into the system. That is vital.
The other point is that internationally our trade is under threat because of this new tariff regime that is coming in from the US. It is creating huge uncertainty in markets all over the world. We need to recognise that
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