Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Monday, 24 May 2021

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

Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion

Photo of Robbie GallagherRobbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Holder for his presentation. The latter point he made is very worrying for someone who comes from the Border region and crosses the Border on a daily basis. Crossing it two or three times a day would be common practice for many families living along the Border from Donegal down to Louth. They think nothing of it. What Mr. Holder is talking about here is quite serious. I would suggest that a lot of people are not aware of the point he has made. Have the authorities down here been made aware of it? Is Mr. Holder aware of the Irish Government speaking to the British Government about it? I must admit, and maybe this is my fault, that this is the first time I have heard of it being an issue. Perhaps that is ignorance on my part and if so, I apologise in advance for it but it is a serious issue about which we need more detail. How many issues are there in Mr. Holder's view? What would he rate as the top three or four of them?

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