Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What happens if there are delays? Nobody in Government is even talking about that.

We need to see an easing of state aid rules to allow the Government to directly intervene to support exporters through employment subsidy schemes along with grants for plant renewal, expansion and the introduction of enabling technology. We need targeted capital investment in transport and housing. We must tackle the costs of living, make investments in health and strengthen the rights of employees. We also need protection for those who live in the North, including voting rights in EU elections and bi-lateral agreements between the British and Irish Governments to secure the common travel area. The North must stay within the competency of the European Courts of Human Rights and Justice. That is what is needed.

We need detail but we have not heard it in this debate tonight. That is the big worry in the context of what is coming down the road.

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