Dáil debates
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
12:57 pm
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
We have all witnessed the Brexit chaos in Britain at this point, but we have an impending disaster as we face into Christmas, which could even impact the Santa Claus supply chain. The issue relates to people looking to import items. On 1 July, stringent new EU customs rules were introduced. Certain companies have failed to prepare and may not necessarily be providing the correct information. This is not being filtered, particularly when it is posted from Britain. It means we have a stockpile here and there is a major hold-up. It is taking significant time for An Post and customs to have their stuff returned to Britain.
I know An Post is engaging with the Irish customs, the Royal Mail and other non-EU carriers but we need to engage with the British Government and with customs and we need to get it sorted.
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