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Motion from Councillor Malachy Quinn: EU -Canada CETA Agreement. AI108321

 

 

Meeting: 12/10/2026 - County Council (Item 41.)

Councillor M. Quinn - EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)

“That Fingal County Council agrees that the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) providing additional rights to multinational corporations to sue the state outside of ordinary legal systems will undermine EU social, health and environmental standards, this Council acknowledges that many of the trade elements are already in existence and does not need the addition of Corporations being able to sue the Irish government through the Investor Court System (ICS) when any new laws affect their profits, this Council stands against the Investor Court System (ICS) and calls this Local Authority area a CETA-Free Zone.”

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Meeting: 14/09/2026 - County Council (Item 400)

Councillor M. Quinn - EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)

“That Fingal County Council agrees that the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) providing additional rights to multinational corporations to sue the state outside of ordinary legal systems will undermine EU social, health and environmental standards, this Council acknowledges that many of the trade elements are already in existence and does not need the addition of Corporations being able to sue the Irish government through the Investor Court System (ICS) when any new laws affect their profits, this Council stands against the Investor Court System (ICS) and calls this Local Authority area a CETA-Free Zone.”

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Meeting: 06/07/2026 - County Council (Item 347)

Councillor M. Quinn - EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)

“That Fingal County Council agrees that the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) providing additional rights to multinational corporations to sue the state outside of ordinary legal systems will undermine EU social, health and environmental standards, this Council acknowledges that many of the trade elements are already in existence and does not need the addition of Corporations being able to sue the Irish government through the Investor Court System (ICS) when any new laws affect their profits, this Council stands against the Investor Court System (ICS) and calls this Local Authority area a CETA-Free Zone.”

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Meeting: 08/06/2026 - County Council (Item 299)

Councillor M. Quinn - EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)

“That Fingal County Council agrees that the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) providing additional rights to multinational corporations to sue the state outside of ordinary legal systems will undermine EU social, health and environmental standards, this Council acknowledges that many of the trade elements are already in existence and does not need the addition of Corporations being able to sue the Irish government through the Investor Court System (ICS) when any new laws affect their profits, this Council stands against the Investor Court System (ICS) and calls this Local Authority area a CETA-Free Zone.”

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Meeting: 11/05/2026 - County Council (Item 247)

Councillor M. Quinn - EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA)

“That Fingal County Council agrees that the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) providing additional rights to multinational corporations to sue the state outside of ordinary legal systems will undermine EU social, health and environmental standards, this Council acknowledges that many of the trade elements are already in existence and does not need the addition of Corporations being able to sue the Irish government through the Investor Court System (ICS) when any new laws affect their profits, this Council stands against the Investor Court System (ICS) and calls this Local Authority area a CETA-Free Zone.”

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