Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed)
2:10 pm
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein)
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From what the witness is saying, it strikes me that these companies are not just competing against other companies on this island. They are also competing against competitors elsewhere in Europe. The manufacturing area is cutthroat as it is and margins are very low. To take a 10% tariff on certain companies, would adding that extra little bit make it much more difficult for the companies InterTradeIreland is dealing with when they are competing with companies in France, Spain or Portugal?