John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry for being late coming back. I want to recap on a few issues that were brought up. I will start with what I consider the position was when all these borders were in place. I can remember working in Aston Quay and bringing all of the customs documentation to the Custom House, having it cleared, going down to stack F to examine the goods, possibly having them inspected and then getting release of the goods. Significant time was consumed by all that. A question was asked earlier about customs clearance agents. There are recognised customs clearance agents and they have qualifications in that context but they have probably not been in use to this extent over recent years. When the goods arrive at the port, an inspection can take place there. Will that still be the case?