Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms King for her comments. I am shocked to hear the trade unions were not invited to the committee. It is a deep concern of mine, given that the jobs that have already been lost are in this sector. Small farmers and food producers are the ones under major pressure. IBEC's first statement after Brexit was that wages would have to be considered, which is a deep concern and I will appeal to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure all the unions are represented, not just in the consultation committee but in every group. Workers are the ones who will be most affected by it.

Dr. Healy spoke about strategic investments in infrastructure as a result of Brexit. I presume he referred to housing and schools, not just roads and buildings. He also referred to the fiscal rules and how they limit our ability to respond to Brexit. Could he elaborate on it? ICTU's briefing document, Brexit: The Key Issues, stressed the need for more investment, for the Government to work with our European partners and change our capital investment under the fiscal rules. Could he elaborate in it?