Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed)

2:10 pm

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry I was obliged to leave but I had to speak in the Dáil. I have read through some of the notes that were sent in advance. I might have missed some of the questions or I might repeat some of them. One of the key issues is if Britain leaves the Single Market and the customs union, which is very likely, it is impossible to see a situation where there will not be some level of controls on the Border. The only way to fix that situation would be to push the Border into the sea, so that the island of Ireland at least would still function within the EU. Does the witnesses have specific views as to the attractiveness of that policy option and the likelihood of it being taken up?

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