Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The specific figures and the breakdown are important and Mr. Goodman has just indicated that they were not sought until the officials were notified that they would be before the committee. I am not putting words in anyone's mouth because that is exactly what was said. If they are as proactive and confident as Mr. O'Connor claims, they will be to deal with this. That information would have been among the first sought months ago and, instead, a few weeks ago, on receipt of the invitation from the committee, information was sought. It is not beyond the bounds to suggest that there is a level of complacency because, clearly, the figures were not sought until an invitation was received from the committee. If we can get Mr. O'Connor's assurance that the information will be sought and worked on without the committee having to issue an invitation, that would be helpful. It would also be of some comfort to people in counties Donegal, Sligo, Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim and elsewhere along the Border who are concerned about the implications of Brexit.