Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

To follow Deputy Byrne's question on the longer-term timeframe, what certainty do we have of what will happen? What discussions has the Minister had on what will happen?

Presumably there will be a transition period, but whatever form Brexit takes, we must look to the longer term in relation to the long-established patterns of students from Ireland travelling to Britain for higher education and vice versa.

I read the House of Lords report on Horizon 2020 and Erasmus. I gather from it that they will support British students to travel for Erasmus and support continued interaction between EU States and the UK on Horizon 2020. Can the Minister clarify from our side if those Horizon 2020 programmes which are shared between British and Irish institutions will be affected or in respect to Irish students travelling to Britain for Erasmus?

I raise the Middletown Centre for Autism and whether Brexit has implications on it. It is a joint project between Northern Ireland and the Republic, which is close to the Border but located in the Republic. It provides services for children on the autism spectrum. Does the Minister know whether Brexit will have any effect on it?