Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2015
30. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide his Department’s priorities presented at the recent eighth round of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations. [5846/15]
View answerThe 8th round of the TTIP negotiations between the European Commission and the US Trade Representative took place in Brussels last week from the 2nd – 6th February. The Commission reported solid progress in all 3 areas of the negotiations; Market Access, Regulatory Cooperation and the Rules, which includes trade facilitation, intellectual property, sustainable development, labour, the environment and SMEs. Our priorities in these negotiations include advances in regulatory cooperation and common rules which aim to make trade and exporting easier especially for SMEs. Ireland supports the Commission in these negotiations which aim to achieve an ambitious and comprehensive agreement contributing to growth and jobs in Ireland and the EU.
