Mr. Gerry Harrahill:

Thanks, Chair. I will mention briefly one or two points in response to Senator Wall's question around the engagement with the UK side of things. It is important to say that we are part of the EU 27 and we have to always make sure that as guardians of the Single Market and the customs union, what we are doing is on all fours with what is required there. I participate on a monthly basis in an engagement that actually reviews the progress on Brexit. It is very much around trying to make sure that in all of the issues that are arising, there is a common approach in terms of how we resolve those.

More particularly, for the countries that are most impacted by Brexit, that would be Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Ireland, there is a group of five that meets on a regular basis at customs level with the European Commission and we share experiences. Part of that is the engagement with the UK and some of that feeds into some of the discussions that are ongoing at EU level with the UK to try to iron out difficulties or challenges.

That is very much part of the agenda. I will ask my colleague to comment briefly on the third piece, which is the direct engagement we have had with HMRC regarding its Goods Vehicle Movement System, GVMS.