Trade Agreements

879. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements on the Mercosur Trade Agreement. [64000/25]

152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Ireland’s formal request for clarity from the European Commission regarding its partial suspension proposal of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, if he will provide a full assessment of how any such Commission decision might affect Irish export/import trade flows, especially in the agri-food sector; …

153. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position Ireland will take at the European Council in December regarding the approval of the Mercosur agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59755/25]

623. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of the newly identified opportunity from the EU-India trade deal for Irish spirits exports, the targeted supports (grants, trade-missions, market-intelligence) that are being made available by his Department for Irish exporters, and specifically for medium and small-sized enterprises in Cork, to capitalise on…

1442. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements on the Mercosur trade agreement. [59168/25]

1443. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to safeguard Irish farm competitiveness in the face of ongoing EU trade negotiations, including Mercosur; if he will request mandatory safeguards to prevent Irish beef, dairy and tillage producers being undermined by imports produced to lower standards; and if he will make a state…

1451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the reported near-finalisation of the UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement and the outstanding concern over checks on goods entering Northern Ireland, if he will outline the current volume and value of agri-food goods exported from Munster/Cork into Northern Ireland or Great Britain that are subject …

1459. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with the forthcoming enforcement of the EUDR in January2026 and the ongoing UK-EU SPS/trade negotiations, if he will provide the latest number of agrifood exporters in Cork (and Munster) directly impacted by SPS paperwork or checks; the awareness-raising programmes conducted by the Department in Cork since January2025…

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 mak…

142. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Government's position in relation to potential increased tariffs; and the preparations it is making for same. [57181/25]

146. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department’s engagements in relation to the EU-Morocco trade deal; the Government’s position on this trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57182/25]

147. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his engagements with EU member states in relation to the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57161/25]

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]

154. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the environmental impact of the proposed EU-Mercosur trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49376/25]

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…

104. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements on the Mercosur trade agreement. [54967/25]

139. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarity on the safeguards for Irish farmers from being impacted by the Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54997/25]

143. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to safeguard Irish farm competitiveness in the face of ongoing EU trade negotiations, including Mercosur, the EU-UK agreement, and US tariff policies on Irish agriculture; if he will request mandatory safeguards to prevent Irish beef, dairy, and tillage producers being undermined by imports p…

214. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position Ireland will take at Council on 2 October 2025 regarding the signature and provisional application of the proposed amendments to the EU-Morocco Agreement arising from the CJEU rulings regarding Western Sahara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52759/25]

95. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the stage the Mercosur talks have now reached; the safeguards that will be put in place to protect the livelihoods of Irish farmers in the event of an agreement being agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49832/25]

956. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's assessment of the potential implications of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement for Ireland's beef sector; the engagement that has taken place at EU level to ensure that Irish farming standards and competitiveness are safeguarded; and if he will detail any measures under consideration to support Irish beef…

12. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government’s position on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement in light of its potential impact on Irish beef exports valued at €2.8 billion annually; and if Ireland will formally oppose the agreement at Council level. [46945/25]

13. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has assessed the risk that the concession of 99,000 tonnes of beef and 180,000 tonnes of poultry imports under the Mercosur agreement will depress farmgate prices for Irish producers; and to publish that assessment. [46946/25]

14. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland intends to use its voice at EU Council to oppose the EU-Mercosur agreement on grounds of its negative impact on Irish agriculture; and if he has raised this objection formally with the European Commission. [46948/25]

15. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultation that has taken place with Irish farm organisations regarding the Mercosur deal; and if their concerns have been incorporated into Ireland’s negotiating position. [46949/25]