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

Photo of Trevor Ó ClochartaighTrevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein)
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I have a question, although it may be one for the unions more than for InterTrade Ireland. It is about the impact on the cost of labour. Has any research been carried out in that regard? There is a thought that it will be a race to the bottom if Britain moves away from the Europeand Union and that the liberalisation of the markets will lead to a pushing down of the wages paid to workers, etc. Some say it would have a positive impact for some companies because their production costs would be lower, but I wonder if any research has been carried out in that regard.