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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the delegation. My questions relate to customs. The deputation has said that there will be an EU border. What input will the EU have into this border? Will the border be the same as the Border that is right around? Will the EU have specific input into setting up posts, if there are to be posts, or whatever set-up will operate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: The Irish authorities can set up the border whatever way it sees fit within EU law. Is that the way it will work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: Does that audit take place every year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: Let us bear in mind that some countries will have no customs posts. People can go right through those countries. There will be considerable cost involved in putting a border in place along the Border with Northern Ireland and in the various ports around the country as well. Will there be there any aid towards that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: It is in the interests of the member states to have a harder border. Is that the case? The more money the Customs collects, the better. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: The figure is 15%. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: Does the Customs get any initial capital for the setting up or putting the technology in place?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: My next question relates to open skies. Let us consider our airports and air routes. The Dublin to London route is the busiest route in Europe. To take the example of Ireland West Airport Knock in my local area, a significant number of people use the airport weekly to commute to work in various parts of the United Kingdom. Ryanair has expressed concern about the open skies policy. On the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: We have heard that the Government wants to secure agreement in five areas. Given the importance of the aviation issue, it is clear that there are more than five areas at issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: Will Mr. Barnier negotiate on these issues as opposed to having direct negotiations between the United Kingdom and Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: Can we rest assured that the issue will be addressed early in the negotiations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: It seems that the Central Bank of Ireland is taking a much harder line on measures it must be implement than central banks in other member states. This will have a negative effect in attracting financial service companies to relocate to Ireland rather than elsewhere, including Paris and Frankfurt. It has been brought to our attention a number of times that the Central Bank is taking a much...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: I think that about 200,000 tonnes of New Zealand lamb goes into the UK every year on a quota basis. More than 50 countries have negotiated trade deals with regard to quotas. How will those quotas be designated? Will they be EU quotas, or will they be left with the UK after it is done? How do the witnesses see it working out?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: The Irish negotiating team that has been working for the last two years must surely have some ideas on it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: Following what Senator Noone said, I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to the House for a discussion on tourism, including on how Brexit is affecting us at the moment, how it will affect us in the future and how sterling may affect tourism. The tourism industry is very important to our economy and our nearest neighbours are the biggest tourist group...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: They are down but overall tourism is up. If the British people came here in bigger numbers the figures would be even higher so I ask the Leader to arrange for a debate on tourism.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: I welcome the delegation and from what Mr. Cody and others have said, I know they have picked up many of the issues raised at the last finance committee meeting with the Revenue Commissioners. Much has been said about the all-Ireland approach and the witnesses stated earlier that the UK would have a customs operations with many different countries, with 27 operations for the 27 EU countries....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: Surely somebody is going to advise the political systems, including the Government. Politicians might examine some of this but they must get advice as well. The Government would get advice on an all-Ireland approach.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: A good bit has been said about online trading, which is affecting high street shops. The authorised economic operators were mentioned but does the witness see a role for those with online trading? In New York, for example, lunches are being delivered by drones and I can envisage a problem with drones being used to facilitate the delivery of goods from across the Border to be dropped in a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)
Paddy Burke: Is there a use for bonded warehouses going forward?