Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 October 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Teagasc Financial Statements 2017

9:00 am

Photo of Bobby AylwardBobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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I want to move on to Brexit, which is the white elephant in the room. Does Professor Boyle believe that we are ready for Brexit? We do not know what will happen with regard to Brexit but how is Ireland's agriculture community prepared? Brexit will have a bigger effect on the agriculture community than on any other sector in Ireland. Are we prepared for it or will there be serious consequences arising from whatever outcome emerges from Brexit?