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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I would not underestimate the problems the delays might cause. That is possibly the largest problem. Neither would I underestimate our capacity to solve the problem. That is what we are actually doing. The strong view of shipping companies and the Department is that the State should not intervene directly at this time. There would be all sorts of state aid and other implications, which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: No. I am not going to say that. That Irish Ferries has pulled a route is deeply regrettable and very unfortunate. It is something I wish had never happened. The Department has not made any final decision. It is monitoring the position on a daily basis and I will report to the Government on the matter before the end of February. We do not want to make commitments that might have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I do not know which date at the end of February.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: As long as 28 February is not a Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Deputy Troy is right. He has put his finger on what is a really difficult problem, which we are watching acutely and daily.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I must be wrong. I must have made a mistake.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: That is a customs issue. I can find out the answer to the question for the Deputy but I do not have it to hand because it is an issue for customs, not me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes. That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: The Senator referred to the nine-month extension for road haulage and the seven-month one for the airlines and asked whether these were a result of representations. Yes, they were. We faced a fairly difficult situation a few months ago when the European Commissioner was taking a line on both haulage and the airlines that nothing much would change and that in a no-deal scenario we would face...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: The industry would prefer that the ownership and control rules, which the Senator will be aware of, were changed. They will now not be changed in time. The aviation industry is getting an extension as well. I think the Senator asked which companies are in the ownership and control process, which is now extended. I think they are all in it: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Stobart and the PSO ones....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I do not think any company can get a derogation from that. They will all have to be included in it, and that is obviously very serious for Ryanair and IAG, which owns Aer Lingus. They will have to comply with that, as will Donegal and Kerry airports, which are serviced by Stobart. They are all in talks about how they will do it. As far as I know, though, the indications are very strong...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I suppose a UK deal with the EU would be some kind of prospect. Obviously, the 12 months are to give us time to do that, and I do not anticipate that we will go over that cliff at any stage. It would just be unthinkable. I think we can be confident that a continuous arrangement will be made, even if it will be difficult. I do not know what the shape of it or any other arrangement will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: Yes. Some 16% of trucks use the landbridge. The Deputy asked about haulage and the contingency on road haulage. It is a nine-month contingency. It is for a no-deal scenario. If there is a deal, there is a deal, but if it is a nine-month contingency, it is purely for a no-deal scenario.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: We have a nine-month contingency in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: The plan is done if there is a deal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: My Department and I have pressed hard. There was a critical situation about haulage in recent months when it looked as if the number licences available was, at one stage, only about 5% of what was necessary. This is a no-deal plan. That is exactly what it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I do not quite understand the question. Please let me finish. This is the result of some very hard work over a period of time. That is what we have. We have a big change which gives us a lot of breathing space.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Transport Sector: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Shane Ross: I would not like to respond to the details of that. I will say the following. Everything is being looked at and all alternatives to the landbridge are being looked at in order to get goods from one place to another as quickly as possible without too much obstruction. That is absolutely the case. All alternatives will continue to be looked at. At the moment, we have decided that there is...