Mark Wall (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome everybody. It is great to have representatives from three agencies in front of us. I thank them all for their contributions so far. I have a few questions. One of the issues raised, and already referred to by the Revenue witnesses, is the 24-hour rule. People in the road haulage sector have been asking if there is any leeway in that regard. The closeness of the UK and Ireland means some loads were arriving within 15 hours. I would like a comment on that aspect. The point was raised when we met with representatives of the road haulage sector.

Ms Byrne spoke about the UK side of things, which has been postponed until October. However, I would like a comment from the representatives of all three agencies regarding co-operation between ourselves in Ireland and the authorities in the UK, and the challenges which will be faced in that regard. It is important that we touch on this issue today. As Ms Byrne said, we must get the message out regarding what is ahead of all of us in respect of getting our goods into the UK. I again thank everybody, and I would appreciate it if those two questions could be answered.