{"id":1359,"date":"2020-12-17T14:25:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T14:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/whitmore-calls-for-risk-based-analysis-on-ceta-before-any-ratification\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T14:25:23","slug":"whitmore-calls-for-risk-based-analysis-on-ceta-before-any-ratification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/whitmore-calls-for-risk-based-analysis-on-ceta-before-any-ratification\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitmore calls for risk-based analysis on CETA before any ratification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats TD for Wicklow, Jennifer Whitmore, today questioned why the Government is in such a rush to ratify the CETA trade deal.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the D\u00e1il, she asked the T\u00e1naiste to explain what the benefits were to pushing ahead with the deal before Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Whitmore, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson for Climate Action and Biodiversity, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been a lot of concern about the way the Government tried to bring CETA over the line so close to Christmas, without any public debate or assurances on the controversial investor dispute mechanism, which have been raised by civil society groups for a number of years now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unclear what the rush was and what the benefits were to ratifying the deal this side of Christmas, with so many questions left unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am calling on the T\u00e1naiste to commit to a risk-based analysis prior to any D\u00e1il decision to ratify CETA &#8211; and only after a public debate has been facilitated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been noted that the trade component of CETA, which has been in operation since 2017, has been working well independently of the investor dispute mechanism. Therefore, it is unclear why the Government pushed hard to get the remaining elements of CETA over the line so quickly. It is important that a risk analysis is carried out to address these outstanding concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am disappointed with the T\u00e1naiste\u2019s response to my call as he did not indicate whether a risk analysis would take place before a D\u00e1il debate. However, I will continue to insist that one is carried out in the new year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 17, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democrats TD for Wicklow, Jennifer Whitmore, today questioned why the Government is in such a rush to ratify the CETA trade deal. Speaking in the D\u00e1il, she asked the T\u00e1naiste to explain what the benefits were to pushing ahead with the deal before Christmas. 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