1. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [22204/25]

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Go raibh maith agat, a Thaoisigh. I imagine we have a very strained relationship at this point with the American Administration, and the European Union in particular does. While everyone welcomes the fact that the 50% tariff imposition is being put back until 9 July, supposedly after a really nice phone call - it must have been one hell of a phone call - what level of engagement has there been and will be? What is the plan for dealing with this? I get that we do not completely know. In some cases, President Trump threatens things and then walks back from them. However, 50% tariffs would sink the global economy and would be helpful to nobody, including the United States of America. President Trump, with his Overton window as regards the riviera in Gaza and the freedom zones, has changed the narrative and has facilitated and allowed Israel to do what is doing at the minute. The Taoiseach spoke earlier about the EU-Israel association agreement. What engagement has there been? What does the Taoiseach think are the chances of having a proper review and dealing with that? That is what is required as regards Israel and the genocide it is carrying out at the moment.

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14. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [22205/25]

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My thoughts are with the taxi driver and the passenger with a disability who were carjacked yesterday in what was an absolutely disgusting attack in Dundalk at approximately 10.40 p.m. My thoughts are also with the lady who lost her life in a road traffic collision in Dunleer. The Garda has requested all the information people have on these events, and any footage, particularly dashcam footage, as being necessary and welcome. Our thoughts are with these people and their families. The Taoiseach has already spoken about the situation with regard to tariffs and he stated the EU has only really begun, at some level, its engagement with the US. We are all very glad D-day has moved from 1 June to 9 July but we are still dealing with a threat that is absolutely ridiculous and could be absolutely disastrous from a global trade point of view. What engagement has there been by the Government and its agencies with companies, particularly those in the med-tech sector and those in pharma, from the point of view of the difficulties they may already be facing on this? Beyond this, we have to get our house in order with regard to our homespun development. I also agree that AI has a big part to play in innovation.

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Has there been engagement with companies regarding the dangers that may be faced, particularly those in tech sector?

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