Mr. Shane Campbell:

I have a quick response to Mr. Eastwood's question and welcome the point made by him and Mr. Mickey Brady. Mr. Brady referred to a meeting that we had in the last week or so. It is a focus group that we are working on with Queen's University Belfast, looking into the issues of employment, cross-Border workers, EU migrants, etc. It is part of a research project called Border Catalyst. It is supported by the reconciliation fund of the Department of Foreign Affairs. A survey is open at the moment that asks people who live in the central Border region a range of questions about how their lives are being impacted daily by Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol. That is due to close on 30 June but in the meantime, we are running focus groups. We welcome the points that have been made. Similar points were made at the focus group, which the two MPs have mentioned, and I liaised with the Queen's University Belfast team to ensure that we consider those. One of my children is now a cross-Border worker and we see now how those issues can impact on her. We will take those forwards.