Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I met members of the chambers of commerce from Dundalk, Newry and Drogheda. I also met the people who were implementing this action plan and heard about the issues they wanted to raise. Brexit was a major focus on the day. They were not looking for money. They were looking for supports. Representatives of InterTradeIreland were present also. They were very worried in terms of the grant schemes in operation with Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland continuing in the future.

We are looking for more people to work in the United Kingdom and in other countries to attract new companies to Ireland. Also, in terms of the vulnerable companies, Enterprise Ireland has identified those and contacted them. It is very aware of the position. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is very aware of the position for, say, mushroom growers, two of whom have gone out of business in recent weeks because the profit margins were so low. We are not there yet, but we are monitoring the position very closely.