Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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A vote has been called on the following motion in the name of Deputy Tóibín:

That the Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation agree to

- withdraw the Political Contribution on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) as the process from which is has been drafted is significantly incomplete, is based solely on evidence given by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to three committees, which exposes the Committee to censure from stakeholders and citizens who are already deeply concerned regarding the secretive nature of the TTIP negotiations and believe that concerns raised are not being dealt with;

- commence with the process agreed to in May 2015 which included the holding of hearings to examine in full the identified policy areas of the trade agreement for consideration across the six Oireachtas Joint committees which are Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, European Union Affairs, Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Finance and Public Expenditure, Justice and Defence and Foreign Affairs and Trade;

- prepare a comprehensive Political Contribution on completion of the agreed process by all six Committees that adequately reflects the comprehensive examination members have undertaken in their consideration of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership trade agreement, and agreement that is unprecedented in its scale and depth.

Under Standing Orders we are obliged to wait eight minutes or until full membership is present before proceeding to take the division.