Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We absolutely want to see a deal reached. My party and I have always co-operated to ensure the best outcome for Ireland. We have been critical of the Government's preparedness. With regard to the €300 million Brexit loan scheme, 40% of which was supposed to be ring-fenced for the agrifood sector, just one in five eligible loans for that sector have been approved, a measly €3.8 million or just 1% of the total €300 million.

The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Doherty, still has not published her analysis of the impact of Brexit on reciprocal arrangements and social insurance schemes. Why has it not been published?

We still have no solutions as to how we will cope with delays at Dover.

With regard to the heads of Bill that have been published, why, when other countries such as France and Germany have published legislation, have we only been given the heads of a Bill and not a full Bill? Given we could provide feedback on it, would it not be prudent and in the country's interest to publish the full Bill? While the Tánaiste says preparations have been stepped up, there is evidence to suggest the contrary.

See this speech in context