Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Is there no contingency planning going on within the Revenue? I travelled here from Donegal earlier and I passed through Clady Bridge. I do not want to see customs posts. We have made it clear and the House has spoken regarding special status for the North, something the Government has not put on the table. I find it difficult to think that an agency that may be responsible for ensuring the collection of customs duties is not doing any scoping whatsoever. It baffles me, not that it should provide a solution to the British Government but it should inform our negotiators as to the different scenarios that may be on the table in the negotiations. I asked two questions. Will the Minister confirm the Revenue is not engaged in contingency planning in respect of the application of customs duties at the Border? Was there an intervention, direct or otherwise, by the Minister, the Department or Government in respect of the Revenue ceasing the type of work it was doing on the draft report or any other work it intended to do?

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