Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 March 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Implications of Brexit for Irish Exports: Irish Exporters Association
9:00 am
Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source
The solutions cannot be left up to the Government alone. It behoves many other organisations, institutions and companies to be involved in providing solutions. My questions are very simple. Ms Byrne referred to opening up new routes to avoid the UK. Can she elaborate on that? What are the key factors for Ireland to gain more competitiveness as we go forward? Next week, our Ministers are travelling for St. Patrick's week. What is the association's input in that regard and on trade missions generally? Being positive about it, what are the opportunities for Ireland if one were to look at Brexit as an opportunity? I acknowledge that it is a challenge, but is there an opportunity whereby it could be more positive for Ireland going forward?
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