Cabinet has still not seen report into Ceta deal

Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan: 'I find it astounding and reckless that the Government were prepared to rush through the ratification of Ceta without carrying out any analysis.' Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Cabinet has yet to see the economic report into the controversial Ceta agreement despite a vote being called on the trade deal last year.

A Freedom of Information request to access the economic impact report, which was carried out by Copenhagen Economics, a leading economic consultancy group, was partly refused, with the reasoning that: "given that the study in question has not yet been formally submitted to Government for consideration... its premature release could adversely affect the deliberative process".