Mr. Paul Savage:

We are quite happy to do that. It would make sense for it to happen with the agencies - us, Revenue and possibly the HSE - talking to the association about these matters. As Mr. Harrahill has said, there has been very close collaboration between all the agencies on information technology systems and operational arrangements on the ground. That will continue and it would be very useful for the IRHA to engage with the agencies on a joint basis. We are happy to facilitate that.

We must emphasise the point that it is appreciated that the hauliers and drivers can sometimes be caught in the middle because of the way controls must be applied. It would be useful in the hauliers' engagement with operators in the industry to get the message across to customers and companies moving goods that they must supply the correct documentation to customs and department officials. They must be able to meet the requirements. If companies can ultimately supply information to us in an accurate manner, the burden falling on hauliers and drivers would be far less.