Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2014
271. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of trade deals involving investor State dispute settlement that Ireland is party to, the countries involved and if they are bilateral; if they are members of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48329/14]
View answerIreland is not currently party to any bilateral trade agreement containing investment protection provisions.
Following the Lisbon Treaty, investment is part of the EU’s common commercial policy. The EU-Canada trade and investment agreement, negotiations on which concluded this year, will be the first agreement with EU-wide rules on investment dispute settlement as part of a board trade agreement.
