Pauline O'Reilly: Ceta a bitter pill for Greens to swallow 

Hard work of Green MEPs and activists means Ceta has protections for workers' rights and the environment, writes the Green Party Leader in the Seanad, Pauline O’Reilly
Pauline O'Reilly: Ceta a bitter pill for Greens to swallow 

"If the current administration was a single party Green Party government, there is little question we would not sign up to Ceta." Photo: Brian Lawless/PA

Deputy Mairead Farrell, in her article of 4th February on the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) raised a number of issues in relation to the EU Canada Trade Agreement, and the stance of the Green Party in 2017 and now.

It is our commitment in government to make extraordinary change a reality for the sake of the planet and our people. As a minority party not only in government, but in the Oireachtas, we have punched well above our weight, at a time when Ireland and the world is gripped by Covid-19 - one of the most serious issues of our time. 

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