Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I join with others in congratulating all successful all-Ireland teams this year, in particular the five-in-a-row Dublin team that finally eclipsed Wexford's four in a row. It was said that that was done in the First World War so it is quite a while since Wexford hurlers were that successful.

I wish to ask the Taoiseach about legislation. It was reported this morning that the Cabinet considered proposals to deal with new legislation from the Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs to provide health and social care benefits to residents in Northern Ireland and British citizens who move to Ireland, arising from a no-deal Brexit. In January and February, as the Taoiseach knows, the Oireachtas spent a great deal of time fast-tracking omnibus legislation to deal with what we understood were all aspects that might arise from a no-deal Brexit. I presume this arose from further examination. Are there other pieces of legislation that might be required? Will we be briefed on anything that has been discovered? I attended all the stakeholders' meetings and it has never been raised there. Neither have we been briefed on any outstanding matters at the political meetings to date. Could the Taoiseach clarify, first, what specific legislative changes have been identified as being needed and if there will be more?

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