Dr. Orlaigh Quinn:

Last week, we published two reports. We have done a body of research on Brexit. A particularly interesting report involved an examination of the skill needs that may arise from the potential trade implications of Brexit. We wished to look at that very closely. We discovered gaps in international trading logistics, supply chain and associated areas. We will bring those findings to the National Skills Council to highlight the need to develop more supports in that area. That direct link back to skills is important.

The other report we published last week is on imports to Ireland from the UK, particularly those which are part of the supply chain. We found a big dependence on UK products coming into Ireland and we must consider that area and try to support companies to import from countries other than the UK, for example. Those two very recent pieces of work could be helpful.