Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 May 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed)

10:00 am

Mr. Brian Keegan:

While I accept Mr. Cody's comments, I would not like anybody to think customs duty is in some way insignificant because the total quantum is not great. We retain as much in customs duty as we do in the local property tax. It is the same for traders. The idea that customs duty is not terribly onerous because the overall take does not amount to a hill of beans is incorrect.