Mr. Tom Parlon:

The Chinese had no concerns and Combilift has just announced a massive investment there. I was in its facility recently.

The consequences of no deal are so stark that nobody will go there, though maybe we are being a bit complacent about it. Our industry suppliers such as precast players are large and export to the continent to the tune of millions of euro. Roof tile suppliers and companies such as Condron Concrete Works in Tullamore and Shay Murtagh Precast Ltd in Mullingar bring dozens of truckloads of supplies to the UK, as do our cement manufacturers. We built up massive capacity and when our industry dipped the UK was the only outlet. The consequences of no deal would be horrendous but I believe that, at the end of the day, people will back off from it.