Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Impact of Brexit on Haulage, Freight, the Ports and Ferry Companies: Discussion

Mr. Eugene Drennan:

No, the campaign has not gone over the heads of people. Smaller industries have really engaged in recent times because the campaign revealed that Brexit is imminent and people have realised that deal or no-deal declarations are needed. I hear that people are engaging with Skillnets. In the Chairman's constituency, Mr. Joe Leddin has done wonderful work on the education side and businesses are really getting geared up on Brexit and trying to know where they are. The mirage of deal or no deal being the end all has confused people because irrespective of that, we must get on with business and declarations must be done and we also have to find a way to deal with England as simply as we can and whatever tariffs have to be paid will be paid. The market is so big at €5 billion. There are 1 million crossings each year so we must get streamlined and sophisticated about our work and keep it flowing.

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