Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will give Dr. Fanning the basis of my question. There seems to be an awful lot of friction in particular areas between Revenue and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it comes to recognising who should be inspecting goods. There does not seem to be a lot of communication between them, and I am blaming nobody for that, but the consequence is time delay, which costs money and ultimately results in an added cost to the consumer. It also affects small indigenous haulage operations. It is probably now time to do a review and involve the stakeholders because Revenue, since its representatives were most recently before the committee, has conducted a review. It has involved the stakeholders. It knows where the significant time delays are. It is important for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to undertake the same process to ensure we are not on any anti-competitive footing, given Brexit and how it has affected us. If I had the option, I would have a free port in Rosslare. That would curb all delays but it does not curb TRACES. We need to look at it from the perspective that it has been inflicted on us and we need to support our indigenous industries.