Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is the question of the UK Government. The United Kingdom will have the same problem going the other way. Its produce going to markets elsewhere in Europe will be delayed and what is being imported into it will equally be delayed. I know that there is a different timeline from Ireland and that the UK timeline is more difficult. However, there should be a meeting of minds. Would it be possible for the Minister to seek a special derogation, even in the event that it would run off the cliff? If they do not, there is no doubt that companies will go out of business. Produce, particularly time-sensitive goods, will not arrive.