Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Engagement with the Minister for Justice

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I listened yesterday to Maroš Šefcovic, who indicated that we are getting very close to the end game in terms of the timeline within which a deal must in place and ratified. In the event that there is a no-deal Brexit, which is something that we all hope does not happen, the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill will be enacted in the UK and there will be no checks on goods coming into Northern Ireland. Has there been any planning or preparation within the Minister's Department with regard to how the internal market will be protected in such circumstances?

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