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

The car is valued by Revenue on this side of the Border. A lot of planning has taken place at the ports. In recent months the immediate focus has been on ensuring that the infrastructure in place at ports and airports is sufficient to respond to a no-deal Brexit. The infrastructure group chaired by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has confirmed that sufficient infrastructure is now in place at Dublin Port, Rosslare Europort and Dublin Airport to respond to a no-deal Brexit.

Deputy Chambers went into a lot of detail about the Border issue. It is important to remember that the Senator is absolutely right. A no-deal scenario is an awful lot worse. The withdrawal agreement is a good result. It is important to realise that politics is the art of compromise. Sometimes it is better to reach a solution that will work than to dig in one's heels and achieve no change. We are satisfied, as I think most people throughout the country are, that the deal that has been negotiated between the EU and the UK is the best outcome possible at this time.

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