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

To reconfirm to the Deputy, we have already raised the different sectors within the economy. The food and beverage sectors he raised are a really important part of the communities he represents and contribute to his local economy. Those issues have been raised. The Tánaiste formally communicated with the Commission, I believe on Monday, on this, making the case on the food and beverages sector and aligning ourselves with other economies that have been affected in a similar way. To be candid with the Deputy, however, that has really been moved on by the decision the United States have made to apply in effect universal tariffs to all that is coming out of the European Union. We have indeed modelled that and published the modelling a week ago. As we become clearer on what the EU will do, we will publish a revised economic update, probably indicating additional scenarios. We will do that in the next few weeks as part of the budget process we normally instigate. We will publish what is called an annual progress report, which will outline scenarios, giving our best answer to the question the Deputy is pointing to.

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