314. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware that the European Commission staff working document, SWD, on the free movement of capital in the EU, SWD (2013) 146 final, states that, with relation to a private company using an intra-EU member state investment state dispute settlement, ISDS, mechanism, such agreements clearly lead to discrimination between EU investors and are incompatible with EU law (details supplied); and the way in which she can explain her position that the ISDS of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is compatible with EU law. [20182/16]

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314. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware that the European Commission staff working document, SWD, on the free movement of capital in the EU, SWD (2013) 146 final, states that, with relation to a private company using an intra-EU member state investment state dispute settlement, ISDS, mechanism, such agreements clearly lead to discrimination between EU investors and are incompatible with EU law (details supplied); and the way in which she can explain her position that the ISDS of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is compatible with EU law. [20182/16]

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1. 7 July 2016

   Trade Agreements

   314. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware that the European Commission staff working document, SWD, on the free movement of capital in the EU, SWD (2013) 146 final, states that, with relation to a private company using an intra-EU member state investment state dispute settlement, ISDS, mechanism, such agreements clearly lead to discrimination between EU investors and are incompatible with EU law (details supplied); and the way in which she can explain her position that the ISDS of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is compatible with EU law. [20182/16]

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