Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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Mr. Cody cannot answer my next question, but Brexit and the Border could have an impact on this matter. The essence of Mr. Cody's answer is that the criminals will beat us. Fuel will be laundered in the North, it will be brought into the South and we will lose revenue. We have moved into the area of criminal justice. We are all satisfied that Revenue cannot quantify that loss. The system is causing damage to the environment and cars and problems for our agricultural sector's good name. The only reason proffered for us potentially not dealing with it is that the criminals might beat us. I am not happy to be in that space. That is essentially the smugglers and criminals-----