Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Coming from a west of Ireland constituency that is doing well, no doubt thanks to his own role, I am sure the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, is aware of the consequences for employment in rural Ireland of a hard Brexit. They have been well documented to date. There could be negative impacts and consequences for rural industries, especially agriculture, agri-food and processing, which constitute the backbone of employment provision for many thousands of our people in villages and towns across rural Ireland. What steps are being taken to ensure the Government is fully prepared to deal with such an eventuality?

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