Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is an issue that has been raised continuously. While we cannot deal with some future relationships, we can discuss the challenges, of which the land bridge is particularly notable. The European Commission, the United Kingdom and member states are well aware of it and trying to address it.

On the overall budget, with our colleagues in Belgium, we have referred to the need for flexibility, perhaps in the next multi-annual financial framework, to deal with some of the challenges presented by Brexit, depending on its outcome, in the countries that may be impacted on more than others. That is something that is being considered. With aviation, it is a significant issue.