Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Border Counties: Discussion
2:10 pm
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Mr. O'Hara spoke earlier about the agrifood sector, which plays a significant part in our economy in locations like Lakeland Dairies, Lough Egish, Bailieborough and Killeshandra. As we know, various stages of production take place on either side of the Border. Gallons of milk are going from one side of the Border to the other. As it stands, one does not know when one crosses the Border. If there is a change to a visible and tangible hard Border, who knows what that might mean for a company like Lakeland Dairies? It could wipe out my constituency and the whole Border region.
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