Comhlámh is concerned that the government is moving to ratify the EU Canada Trade Deal known as CETA.
https://comhlamh.org/blog/comhlamh-concerns-ceta-trade-deal/
https://comhlamh.org/blog/comhlamh-concerns-ceta-trade-deal/
Check out this report prepared by the Comhlámh Trade Justice Group. It's a handy guide to engaging your public representatives on the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union
https://comhlamh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Comhlamh_CETA_2017_PR4.pdf
https://comhlamh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Comhlamh_CETA_2017_PR4.pdf
Key questions you should ask TD's before CETA gets pushed through
Why has the Irish government not protected its public services (like other governments) through the negative list?
Why has the Irish government not protected its public services (like other governments) through the negative list?
How can the ICS mechanism be justified given that it supersedes our own domestic courts? Especially given that the government and citizens cannot use it to sue corporations and that domestic companies do not have the same investor rights?
Given all of the controversy and public outcry regarding the privatisation of water, why would you ratify a deal that could allow many of our public services to be privatised?