Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 March 2015
27. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the proposals in the transatlantic trade and investment partnership negotiations that have been discussed to liberalise the market for public services and water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/15]
View answerThe EU's mandate to negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) states that services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority as defined by Article I.3 of GATS shall be excluded from these negotiations.
Both the EU and the US have repeatedly confirmed that no commitments will be taken on public services. This means that TTIP will have no implications for health, education, social services and other public services, including water.
