Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I turn the Minister's attention to state aid rules. The Government is still refusing to seek exemptions at EU level to introduce direct supports for exposed export businesses. This falls directly under the remit of the Minister's Department. On Tuesday, the Taoiseach confirmed at the IFA AGM that the Government had alerted the European Commission to the fact that we would seek emergency aid for the farming sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Has the Minister's Department made a similar request to the Commission on behalf of Irish businesses and exporting companies in other exposed sectors?

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