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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (6 Apr 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: 363. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has conducted or commissioned studies into attitude or preparedness for Brexit; if these studies have been completed, if completed, she will release this study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17266/17]

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: I will speak directly to what needs to be done on Brexit and suggest to the House three big priorities, which are protecting Irish jobs and securing new ones, safeguarding the peace process and the welfare of the people of Northern Ireland, and removing uncertainty from the negotiations where possible. There is probably a good deal of consensus between Fianna Fáil and the Government on...

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: Ministers may find this funny-----

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

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Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: Let us start with jobs. Ireland is a trading nation and we export a lot of goods and services globally. By far the biggest export group is our small and medium-sized companies, and €2 in every €5 of our SME exports go to the UK. For some SME sectors, the figure is much higher. The Department of Finance estimates that a hard Brexit could lead to 40,000 fewer jobs in this...

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: There is plenty that Irish exporters can do right now to prepare for Brexit. They could consider currency hedging to protect against further falls in sterling. They could review supply chains to protect against potential tariffs and other trade barriers They could look at their international pricing to offset falls in sterling since Brexit. They could explore new customer markets and new...

Priority Questions: Financial Services Sector (4 Apr 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: Here is the fear. The IFS strategy basically said that we are going to make two big plays. One is in financial technology, FinTech, and one in another place. Post-Brexit, it was taken back into the Department and it came back out Brexit-proofed. If the pre- and post-Brexit versions are compared, they are pretty much the same. It still says two plays, which is FinTech and another one,...

Priority Questions: Financial Services Sector (4 Apr 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of UK-based financial services infrastructure providers that have been met by Irish officials; the number that have agreed to move all or part of their operations here; the number of jobs this entails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16550/17]

Priority Questions: Financial Services Sector (4 Apr 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: When it comes to jobs, Brexit is mainly about risk mitigation and protecting as many jobs as we can. As we all know, sectors such as agrifood, tourism, retail and manufacturing are under very serious threat. One area of potential opportunity is financial services, and maximising not just the number of jobs that come over but their sustainability and the total benefit to the sector requires...

Priority Questions: Financial Services Sector (4 Apr 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister of State and I would both accept the question I asked did not get addressed. Ireland is an obvious location for financial services firms looking to set up in the EU. We have a common law system, we are English speaking, there are close cultural similarities and there is a big multinational presence here. More and more, the big firms are deciding not to come here. We see...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Deputy Kelly for introducing this Bill to the House. Fianna Fáil will be supporting the Bill. On a personal note, as a great fan of craft beer, I am delighted to be speaking on it and to be supporting the beer, or supporting the Bill. I beg your pardon. A Freudian slip.

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: Unlike vineyard owners and wine producers in France, craft brewers and distillers in Ireland are not allowed to sell their products on site. This Bill allows for the sale of the product on site, which is great news, because the craft brewing industry in Ireland is going from strength to strength and shows little sign of slowing down. Turnover has increased a staggering 11-fold between 2011...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: At 4 p.m.

European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: I specifically draw the Minister of State's attention to the mandate that the Commission's task force will have. My party understands is that the European Commission task force, led by Mr. Michel Barnier, will receive a mandate from the European Council after the meeting in April allowing it specifically to engage in the so-called "divorce talks". Therefore, we know that they will be...

European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: People Before Profit supported the Tories.

European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: It welcomed the-----

European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: I did not call Deputy Boyd Barrett "dishonest".

European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

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European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: In the next few weeks, major steps will be taken in shaping the future of Ireland, Britain and Europe. Brexit is one of the defining issues of this generation. It is the job of the Government and Dáil to play a more active and constructive role in both analysing problems and offering real solutions.

European Council: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Stephen Donnelly: This week the leaders of Europe will gather in Rome to mark the founding event of what is known today as the European Union. In the face of enormous opposition from the far right and far left, the nations of Europe built a community defined by peace and rises in standards of living unmatched in any other period. It remains a flawed entity, but its achievements can only be denied by those...