Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her reply, but the answer largely reads as if there has been no change in the situation since the referendum. Of course, that is not the case. When the President of the European Commission, Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, was asked whether PEACE funding would continue after Brexit, he stated that it would not. He stated that, until the treaties ceased to apply to a member state that had notified in accordance with Article 50 its intention to withdraw from the Union, the member state would remain a member of the Union with all rights and obligations of a member state, including those related to the implementation of the PEACE IV programme, and that this would cease at the time of Brexit.

These programmes are neatly tied together in a cross-Border manner. The British Government has committed to matching funds until the middle of next year but no further. As soon as Article 50 is engaged, the future of the PEACE IV programme and the subsequent PEACE V programme is under threat. What implications will this have for youth projects in Border counties?

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