Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-13
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Ann Graves (SF), Dublin Fingal East

The decision by the EU Council to approve the Mercosur trade deal was a bad day for Ireland. It is bad for our public health, our environment, our agricultural industry and our citizens. The Government's eleventh hour conversion to opposing the deal was a cynical move to save votes but the public and the farming community saw through this manoeuvre. The Government only made the decision to oppose this dodgy deal when it was safe in the knowledge it would have passed because of Italy's decision to support it.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-13