Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The discussion of Brexit nearly always relates to the political or economic consequences. It was late in the day before I started thinking about the impact it may have on our health sector. How can we ensure that the general public understand what is happening or could happen with regard to Brexit? As Mr. Breslin is aware, under the Medical Practitioners Act, Irish qualifications must be recognised in other EU countries. What is Mr. Breslin's view on the potential difficulties in regard to recognising qualifications in England?

He referred to the various groups set up to consider the implications of Brexit. I ask him to expand on the work of the Brexit operations team. What issues does it deal with and what actions does it take?