Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed)

2:15 pm

Mr. Niall O'Donnellan:

That is just in the Border counties, namely, in the north west and the north east. They are the ones we have identified where more than 50% of their products are exported into the UK. There may be other companies. In the longer run, almost all our companies will have to face a Brexit question. Whatever that will be, we do not know. Brexit is a transformation with a whole series of decisions about to be made at national and international level which will ultimately affect all our companies. The ones we are particularly focused on now are those dealing with the UK market.

We are involved in the regional Action Plan for Jobs and discussions around that and the spatial strategy. We have been involved in forming discussions with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in its initial consideration around the spatial strategy.

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