Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together.

Cabinet committee C assists the Government in its ongoing consideration of Brexit. It also covers other EU and international issues and supports my participation as a member of the European Council. It last met on Thursday, 21 June in advance of the European Council on 28 and 29 June. This was the third such meeting of this Cabinet committee. The next meeting has not yet been scheduled.

Given the significance of Brexit and other EU issues, these matters are frequently discussed by the full Cabinet, including in detail at our meeting in Derrynane in July and again at this morning's meeting. I also meet regularly with individual Ministers or groups of relevant Ministers to focus on particular issues, including those relating to the EU and Brexit, with a view to seeing how the Government can best support delivery of priorities and commitments. Preparation for Brexit at official level in regard to the negotiations and in preparing for the potential consequences of the UK's withdrawal from the EU is intensive, with a range of interdepartmental and senior official groups meeting very regularly.

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