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. Niall Cody:

The methodology of delivering the goods really does not matter. We could have a discussion about how safe a drone would be but if something is delivered by courier or drone, it will not change the nature of the beast. We can consider the challenges of e-commerce, which are ultimately businesses that keep records and pay taxes and duties in the appropriate countries.

There are challenges regarding how software moves around but physical goods are delivered and they go through a process, whether it is through the post office or couriers. If, ultimately, drones are flying around dropping the Senator's lunch in Mayo, they will not be the problem.