Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are satisfied that the Revenue Commissioners are fully ready for Brexit in every respect. Our only concern is for those small businesses that are not ready. Revenue, customs and the ports, in terms of premises, additional parking and other facilities, are ready. For example, the animal border control post at Rosslare Port was completed last week. Dublin Port completed terminal 10 and the R2 last week. The R3 is an ex-boatyard and it will be completed Christmas week. Dublin Port terminal 11 west truck park will be completed Christmas week and terminal 11 east, including a 10 on-site truck parking area, is scheduled for completion in mid-March. A yard port is yet to be completed in September 2021. At Rosslare Port, a permanent port infrastructure will not be completed until well into 2022. In terms of the checklist, most of the works are already completed. Some work has yet to be done but Revenue is satisfied it has sufficient arrangements in place at those ports. As time goes on, these will need to be expanded.

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