Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I understand why the Minister has given a general response because it is early days. Already, though, there is a threat to our export market as a result of the severe weakening in sterling and I would expect that, through the trade element of the Minister's portfolio, we would assist our exporters. While our dependency on the British market is less than it was 20 years ago, it is still significant, with more than €1.2 billion per week in trade between Ireland and Britain. Has Government or the Minister deployed further resources within the Department and with other Departments to support the many businesses that export into the UK in the short term while this uncertainty is in place? From the perspective of Tourism Ireland, how will the result affect visitor numbers and everything that flows from that?

See this speech in context