Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Protecting cross-Border trade from the potential impacts of Brexit is important. It is really hard to predict at this stage. I am hopeful I will have more money and that is what we are pushing for in the budget. It is clear that the cross-Border market on the island is particularly important for SMEs. It has a really important role to play in this area. We recognise it on this side of the Border and we will be funding it. We will know that at the end of the month.

See this speech in context