Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When this is all agreed, the UK will become a third country. Accordingly, we will continue to work with businesses because they will have to prepare for a changed trading environment in which there will be tariffs and checks. That will be subject to a free trade agreement between the EU and the UK. The transition period will kick in and that gives us time to negotiate a free trade agreement.

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