Declan Breathnach (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will stick to the rules. There is a commitment, on page 140 of the programme for Government, to protect the Good Friday Agreement and the interests of the people north and south of the Border. What is being done in respect of the ongoing and planned projects and innovations in the Border region? What discussions have the Taoiseach and the Department of Finance had with EU officials in respect of cross-Border projects post 2020 in order to ensure that PEACE, INTERREG and other transterritorial programmes will be available in a post-Brexit scenario? Any vacuum or lack of a clear indication of new funding support and delivery mechanisms has an impact on local government, statutory agencies and many community organisations that want to plan, and are planning, many crucial and necessary projects. Without an additional programme, we are in trouble.

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