Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Maybe I will give the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, a rest on this one.

Two tangible examples are that the next significant national consultation of the all-island Brexit forum will happen in the Border region, and this morning, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Humphreys, and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, launched a €300 million loan scheme to assist businesses that will be impacted, potentially negatively, by Brexit. Finally, the Government remains steadfast in ensuring that we will not see the re-emergence of border infrastructure in the Border counties in Ireland or, for that manner, anywhere else on this island.

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We are doing a lot to protect the interests of businesses and communities living on both sides of the Border.

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