Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move onto the issue of Brexit. We have asked questions on Brexit on numerous occasions but let us park the point that we all want to see the withdrawal agreement ratified and agree that is the best option to mitigate against Brexit. However, there is concern that the withdrawal agreement may not be the end product and we will have a disorderly Brexit. The Minister spoke about the impact on the State and gave figures which will be updated in April. He spoke of potentially more severe sectoral and regional impacts. The regions in question have been identified as the north west and south east. My county of Donegal in particular would be severely hit in the event of a disorderly Brexit. We need to start having a frank discussion. In the absence of physical infrastructure on the Border and in the context of a disorderly Brexit, is the Minister suggesting there will be no checks?