Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is fine. It came into my head and I knew I was going to be here so I thought I would not let the opportunity go. I will pick it up with the Tánaiste in any event. In her statement, Ms Coleman-Dunne indicated that Brexit was not the calamitous event feared, which is good news, due to the preparedness of businesses. Is there now a concern among businesses and the Department about how the current crises - inflation and energy and fuel prices, shortages of goods and raw materials and the impact of the war in Ukraine - will interact with Brexit? I appreciate the optimism, which is good as is the analysis, but while we have survived that one, another one is here so how will that impact us along with Brexit, which, as Ms Coleman-Dunne noted, is ongoing?

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