Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I thank the committee for its engagement. These are contingency plans put in place by me and my Government colleagues. I acknowledge that there are challenges and I believe it is important that we continue to engage in order to ensure that we at all times mitigate the adverse consequences of Brexit in all of its forms. From our perspective, the withdrawal agreement appears to offer the best planning in respect of contingencies. Anything less than that will mean a no-deal situation which, as we have discussed for the past hour or more, will be challenging and problematic. As Minister for Justice and Equality, I wish to assure the committee that our objective is the protection of our citizens. We will ensure their safety by means of a legal framework that will mitigate against negative consequences, of which there will be some.
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