Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Power for his presentation. He outlined the tariffs that might be applied, but will he elaborate on their exact nature across various sectors, including agriculture? A particular threat is that in the event that there is a hard Brexit there is a likelihood that Britain will conduct trade deals with other countries, particularly in North and South America, for food imports, in particular. How feasible and practical would it be for Britain to conduct such negotiations? Will that be a consideration in a post-Brexit scenario? If there were to be alternative proposals, for example, in the case of products such as beef, it could have a significant impact on domestic prices here. It has been said that, potentially, the outcome of Brexit could be more harmful to the Irish economy than to the British economy owing to its size and the ability of the United Kingdom to do other deals and also our exposure to it. Will Mr. Power comment on that perspective?