Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Engagement with Mr. Barry Andrews, MEP

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I was going to ask what the view in the European Parliament on the British Government was. Obviously, there is a lack of trust. How could there not be? I imagine it is always the case when dealing with Boris Johnson. Even when one thinks one has a deal, one does not know whether it is play-acting or real politics.

I welcome Mr. Andrews's comments earlier on Northern representation. How far can that be pushed? Obviously, we are dealing with a cohort of people who will be affected by whatever determinations are made by the European Union and who have no right to reply on some level. How can we deal with that?

Will the Chairman allow me some room to move beyond just dealing with the TCA? I imagine, given the lack of trust, that if there is any element of a breach or fraying around the edges of the agreement, action will be taken. We are still dealing with the outworking of the grace period.

What is the view of the European Parliament of mandatory hotel quarantining here and the well-progressed conversation regarding the green digital certificate?

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