Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance

2:00 pm

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Yes, it will. I am not complacent about the level of challenge our country faces. While it is very positive that there is now a focus on a transition period that has the potential to be as close as possible to the customs policy we have now, that has not yet been agreed. The big question is in respect of what will be at its far end. For those reasons, the budget and the work of every Minister will continue to have a large focus on Brexit.