Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 15 December 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed)

2:10 pm

Mr. Peter Conway:

I will respond to Mr. Brady's mention of the common travel area. I agree with him because sometimes, particularly in Britain, it is used as an excuse. The attitude is that there is a common travel area so there will be no problem. We have to remember that from 1922 until 1992, we had a common travel area but we had long delays, security checks and customs on the Border. Mr. Brady mentioned it as a red herring. It is a red herring and we need to make sure people do not fall into the trap of saying that we have a common travel area and it will solve all the problems. It certainly will not with regard to goods, trade and the movement of workers from one side to the other. If there are tariffs, restrictions or security checks, they will have a serious impact on business.

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