Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The other point, to which Deputy Crowe alluded, concerned the land border. We have raw material in agricultural products, such as milk. The milk is taken from the North to be processed here. I am thankful that many of our major food companies are all-Ireland companies. They have processing sites on both sides of the Border. Depending on the time of year or season, raw material may travel to the North or the South. Therefore, if there are different sanitary standards, etc., pertaining to food and the movement of primary agricultural produce, it creates considerable difficulty for us.

I thank the delegation very sincerely for its presentation. The delegates have extremely good data, which are very useful. I hope we will have the opportunity to consult the delegates further during the process. I wish their association well in its work.