Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank all the witnesses for their contributions. I found it quite refreshing that there is a lot of positivity from them all about the growth in their sector and the potential for further growth, and they have talked about some of the barriers. They have talked about infrastructure, availability of labour, the energy and the institutions not being up and running and, by extension, the cross-Border bodies not operating, but are there other barriers? Mr. Kelly mentioned new or returning barriers within the all-Ireland economy in his statement. I ask him to identify what those are and to elaborate on what he means or to give examples of divergence between Britain and the EU and the impact it has had.

What damage will be done to the all-Ireland tourism industry by the electronic travel authorisation for tourists? I ask the witnesses to talk about that and whether it will have any impact on the movement of labour. We know that many people live on one side of the Border and work on the other. While many of them are Irish or British citizens so it will not affect them, but many are not. I think one fifth of our workforce was born outside the island, and while some may have obtained citizenship, not all of them have. Will that have an impact on their circumstances?