Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will take the last question first. The response for vulnerable sectors in terms of support, aid and flexibility for Ireland in how we use state aid is already under way. Consider the package that has been put in place between Enterprise Ireland and the Carbery Group. A significant financial package that supports the Carbery Group in diversifying away from an over-reliance on the UK market has already been signed off on and put in place. One could call it a Brexit contingency measure for that company.

Regarding the broader vulnerability of, for example, the beef industry and the agrifood sector in general, there is ongoing discussion between the European Commission, in particular Commissioner Hogan, and the Government on examining the most appropriate ways to support and sustain those through a transition, even a semi-chaotic one resulting from a no-deal Brexit. I do not believe that the European Commission or the Government will be found wanting in that scenario.

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