Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Not for the first time, I raise the issue of Irish unity and the necessity for preparatory work. We need a forum to deal with the question of what a new Ireland would look like. I have spoken previously to the Tánaiste about cross-Border issues and he has spoken about the need for a hub to deal with these sorts of issues. Is there any movement in that regard? I have spoken about the taxation issues for remote workers. I recently spoke to the Minister for transport about taxi tour services working cross-Border and hauliers, around whom there is an issue in respect of the derogation for the generation 2, version 2 tachograph retrofit.

A considerable amount of shared island funding has gone into Magee College. I know a parent whose child is doing a healthcare course in that college but cannot get access to the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grant because they are just above the threshold. They tried to get tax relief on accommodation but because the kid in question is going to college in the North, this is an issue. It is an anomaly. We are talking about a shared island and the issue needs to be looked at.

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