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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: When does Mr. Gough expect it will be published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Will the election delay publication?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Could the witnesses send us lists of mitigating policies and which businesses could be involved to resolve some of the challenges?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Being a healthier business is the ultimate tool.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: InterTradeIreland has been the anchor organisation for the likes of Horizon 2020 and different drawdown programmes for EU funding. Will that radically change now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: However, InterTradeIreland facilitates the funding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Is there any way to quantify the types of money that will be involved in these spaces for people? What type of drawdowns will typically be involved in these programmes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I wish to ask a question. I do not want to misquote Mr. McGowan and Mr. Gough in the future. A total of 98% of the businesses on the island of Ireland that InterTrade Ireland has surveyed have not made plans for how to deal with Brexit. Is that a fair comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: That is astounding. With regard to supply chains, much of the debate at this meeting has been symbolised by the fact that the likes of the milk industry has supply chains criss-crossing the Border. Has there been any study carried out to see how they break down on the basis of tariffs and non-tariff barriers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Even non-tariff barriers would be problematic. For example, if Britain was to allow more GM crops into the agricultural scene and producers in the South of Ireland wanted to export non-GM milk, surely that would pull the supply chain asunder?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: For sure. On export pathways into the European Union, there is a big chunk of exports that travel through Britain to elsewhere in the Union. That is potentially going to become more complex owing to customs and excise regulations. Has there been any work done or developments in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Were they able to estimate the typical delays they could expect to see?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Most of the work done on the TTIP and the CETA was designed to focus on non-tariff rather than tariff barriers. We are told billions of euro of extra trade would result from these agreements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank Mr. Mr. McGowan and Mr. Gough for coming. It was really appreciated. I wish them great success in their work in the future. They are in a greater position to provide support. I have made the argument a number of times in their presence, although they obviously cannot take a policy view on it, that InterTrade Ireland should have far more investment and far more staff and should be...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Zero energy government.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 176. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the monitoring committee of the Action Plan for Rural Development has been set up; when the group will meet; the persons appointed to the group; if the monitoring process for the action plan has begun; the priority actions and milestones that have been identified for the first six-month segment as outlined in the action plan...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the tender process will be complete for the contracting of international experts to investigate the costs of undergrounding the North-South interconnector versus the overheading of same; when the experts will be in place; when the investigation will be complete; and if he envisages a postponement or delay in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (9 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to assist a person (details supplied) living here to renew their passport. [22032/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Funding (9 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the academic library tender, which is due for renewal in July 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21991/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (9 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the refurbishment works on a school at a location (details supplied); when this building will be available for use by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21915/17]