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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on the Food and Drink Industry: Discussion (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: It is very apt for this afternoon's discussion in any event.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on the Food and Drink Industry: Discussion (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I could not possibly ask that.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on the Food and Drink Industry: Discussion (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank our witnesses, Mr. William Lavelle, head of the Irish Whiskey Association, Mr. Conor Mulvihill, director of Dairy Industry Ireland, and Dr. Mike Johnston, chief executive of the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland. We very much appreciate their time. They will see a lot of what they have discussed this afternoon included in our report next month. We will briefly go into private...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Rail Connectivity Post Brexit: Aughey Screens (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The agenda for the second hour of today's meeting is to explore the potential for increased rail connectivity post Brexit, North and South, with a particular focus on a high-speed rail link from Letterkenny to Derry and Dublin via Omagh and Monaghan. With us today we have Barry Aughey, general manager of Aughey Screens. I understand he has a presentation to make to the committee. Once he...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Rail Connectivity Post Brexit: Aughey Screens (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Aughey. With the agreement of members, I propose we go straight to the PowerPoint presentation and take questions afterwards. Is that agreed? Agreed. I invite Mr. Aughey to continue with his presentation.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Rail Connectivity Post Brexit: Aughey Screens (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Aughey for a very interesting presentation.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Rail Connectivity Post Brexit: Aughey Screens (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: If it is okay, I will bring in a second member to make sure we have enough time to get to everybody because we need to finish at 5 p.m.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Rail Connectivity Post Brexit: Aughey Screens (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Aughey. He had quite an array of questions thrown at him and has been very good at covering them. For years, I have been heavily involved in the campaign to reopen the western rail corridor. It is a slightly different proposal in that we are looking to reopen existing tracks. Perhaps the route Mr. Aughey is taking of putting in brand new infrastructure will be quicker because...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Rail Connectivity Post Brexit: Aughey Screens (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: What would be the price of a ticket?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Rail Connectivity Post Brexit: Aughey Screens (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: That is far lower than I expected.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Rail Connectivity Post Brexit: Aughey Screens (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Mr. Aughey has answered my questions. All of the members who indicated a wish to speak have spoken. Does Mr. Aughey have any final remarks before we finish? On behalf of the committee, I thank him for his time this afternoon. It has been one of the most interesting engagements the committee has had. It is a visionary idea and we should support such ideas. Sometimes we can play matters a...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Rail Connectivity Post Brexit: Aughey Screens (14 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Aughey on behalf of the committee and Senator Gallagher, who put us all in contact. The past hour's meeting was engaging and worthwhile. I have learned much about the potential for rail connectivity between the North and South. It is an exciting prospect. I thank Mr. Aughey for his time. Our committee will issue its interim report next month so we will touch on this issue in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP, webinar which focused primarily on women's health issues. One of the topics discussed was endometriosis. Senators will be aware that I have consistently raised this issue in the Seanad. I was very happy to play my part in bringing about an information session to bring to hundreds of GPs from...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Trade and Co-operation Agreement, Northern Ireland Protocol, and EU-UK Relationships post Brexit: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I remind members to turn their mobile phones off and to mute devices unless they are contributing to the debate. I welcome everyone to this meeting of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. We have no correspondence to consider and no minutes for adoption. The agenda for today's meeting is the trade and co-operation agreement...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Trade and Co-operation Agreement, Northern Ireland Protocol, and EU-UK Relationships post Brexit: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Commissioner for her detailed opening remarks on Brexit. It was interesting to hear her refer to the backstop. It seems like a lifetime ago that we were in that space. It is almost five years since the referendum and we have come a long way, but there is still a long way to go. I should have mentioned at the outset that I wish to congratulate Senator Dooley, who was...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Trade and Co-operation Agreement, Northern Ireland Protocol, and EU-UK Relationships post Brexit: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The Commissioner was just on the button at five minutes. I will come in at four minutes to let people know how much time is left.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Trade and Co-operation Agreement, Northern Ireland Protocol, and EU-UK Relationships post Brexit: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: We are at five minutes.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Trade and Co-operation Agreement, Northern Ireland Protocol, and EU-UK Relationships post Brexit: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I apologise for interrupting but I am conscious of the need to bring everyone in. I ask members to ensure that they leave enough time for the Commissioner to reply.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Trade and Co-operation Agreement, Northern Ireland Protocol, and EU-UK Relationships post Brexit: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I remind members it is five minutes per member but in that five minutes members must give the Commissioner adequate time to reply to the questions.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Trade and Co-operation Agreement, Northern Ireland Protocol, and EU-UK Relationships post Brexit: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: We have reached the 10.30 a.m. mark and all members have spoken. I thank everybody who has borne with me in terms of the tight timekeeping but it was necessary to ensure that everybody had an opportunity to comment. On behalf of the committee I wish to say that we have had a worthwhile discussion with the Commissioner. This is our final public meeting before we start drafting a report...