Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I really appreciate that. There is heavy lifting in the literal sense and every other sense. It is a credit to the men and women in the Minister of State's Department.

I would like to move on to an extremely topical issue to which the Minister of State referred in his opening remarks. It relates to the construction and installation by the OPW, in co-operation with the Revenue Commissioners and the Customs and Excise, of Brexit infrastructure, be it at Rosslare Europort or Dublin Port. It is hard not to refer to the really disappointing announcement made only in the last hour by the North's agriculture Minister that checks at the Port of Belfast are to be halted. Those behind the announcement are daring the British Government to renege once again on an international treaty. The work of the OPW to which I have referred is ongoing. This work is not done only once in that constant modifications will be needed, particularly considering the much-needed and planned expansion of traffic through Rosslare Europort but also the potential for expansion at Dublin Port and possibly the Port of Cork and other ports.

I would appreciate if the Minister of State fleshed out the expected timeline the Department, in co-operation with Revenue, has for expected additional infrastructure. Last week, I raised this with the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, in a discussion on Estimates and expected staffing requirements for Revenue. It will be the same for the OPW. What further work is possibly required? Is this issue something that receives ongoing updated analysis? As we have seen even today, things can change rapidly.