Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses are very welcome and I thank them for their presentations. As Deputy O'Sullivan said, it is very timely that they are here particularly having regard to the developments in Britain and its exit from the EU.

My questions relate mostly to the steps Ms Faure outlined which Dóchas is taking to counterbalance the loss of funding it faces as a result of Brexit. How will Dóchas be directly affected by the loss of Britain from the European Union? While some of it was outlined, it is vital that we get more detail, given that Britain's exit will likely mean an increase in the contributions of remaining member states. How much more does Dóchas consider Ireland should pay for the next year? What steps should be taken to forge new alliances with EU member states to lessen the impact of Brexit?