Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I indicated earlier, the Government has agreed that, purely for budgetary purposes, the forthcoming budget will be based on the assumption of a disorderly exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union. It will, therefore, involve a twin-track approach. We will fund and seek to improve services that we make available to the public and, second, we will support sectors and regions that are most exposed to Brexit related disruption. As a no-deal Brexit would represent a permanent change in the trading environment between Ireland and the United Kingdom, support must be timely, targeted and temporary and, in the case of SMEs, geared towards firms that are viable. I am working with my colleagues in the Government on what the detail and funding for the plans will be. I aim to bring that work to a conclusion in advance of budget 2020.

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