Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland

Photo of Niall Ó DonnghaileNiall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Could Mr. Willoughby furnish the committee with some detail around the professional qualification question? It is something that would be of use to the committee and it could explore the question and, I hope, assist in resolving it.

On Dr. Ivory's points, I am not surprised by the reference to the Manufacturing NI survey. If this is an unfair question, please tell me, as it could be work in progress. It is encouraging to hear of the level of engagement between the various groups, organisations and stakeholders. Is IBEC at a point, or does it intend to get to a point, where, for example, it could inform the groups it represents and lobbies on behalf of about some of the opportunities? Is there a bespoke set of information guidelines or reports indicating the economic benefits to members' businesses or companies of working on an all-Ireland basis and, through the protocol that has been mentioned, between both islands? It might be early doors for that but I wonder if it is something that IBEC could consider. As opposed to simply engaging stakeholders, how does it go to the practical element of informing members North and South of the benefits of all-Ireland co-operation?

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