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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Transport Policy (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Mr. Toland. We will now turn to Mr. Flynn who is general manager of Freight Transport Association Ireland.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Transport Policy (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Mr. Flynn for his comprehensive overview and invite Senator Gerald Nash to open the questioning.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Transport Policy (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I will pose a few questions myself before reverting to the delegates. We all welcomed the announcement of the development of Dublin Airport as a new hub for trans-global flights. Where does Brexit leave the airport in terms of its ability to compete with the likes of Heathrow Airport? In terms of freight transport, my colleague, Senator Paul Daly, has already referred to roll-on,...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Transport Policy (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Mr. Flynn and Mr. Toland for coming and giving of their precious time. They have certainly given us a lot of food for thought. The committee continues to sit over a number of weeks. If there is anything the witnesses feel they would like to add, they should feel free to contact the secretariat.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome Ms Sharon McMahon and Mr. Barry Fox from the Loughs Agency, Mr. Brian Kavanagh from Horse Racing Ireland and Mr. John Comer and Mr. John Enright from the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, ICMSA. This will be a very interesting session with a range of issues to consider. We are particularly interested in hearing from the all-island bodies in respect of the following...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Mr. Kavanagh, whose presentation exemplifies one of the problems with Brexit. It is an industry that most people in the country know about but very few are aware of the impact that Brexit would have on it.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Mrs. McMahon for what was an extremely positive view of where we are going post-Brexit.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Senator Paul Daly wished to come back in.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I will wrap up the questions, if that is okay. I will start with the Loughs Agency. The legislation is quite dated. It dates back to 1952. There is underpinning in the Good Friday Agreement. Is the Loughs Agency satisfied that the legislation is robust enough to meet its needs now? It is funded on a 50:50 basis. In the event that there is a hard Brexit and the funding dries up or the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I will interject for a moment, if I may. One of the echoes going around in my head is what I have been told in Europe by European politicians and bureaucrats. They are all saying the same thing, "Please bring me a solution." I ask the witnesses to comment on this. Does Irish politics have a solution to offer or are Irish politicians looking to the witnesses to give us a solution we can...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Dr. Boylan and Mrs. McMahon and her team.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: Just before we finish up, I refer to the reception the Irish situation got in Malta last week. While many people in this country believe very little is going on, I was amazed at the level of support we got from our 27 partners at COSAC, all of whom said they had their own problems but recognised the unique problem in Ireland. I encourage the witnesses to bring forward solutions as they see...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: We had better throw in Limerick and Galway race courses while we are at it.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with All-Island Bodies (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Mr. Kavanagh very much. We look forward to hearing from him and sincerely hope things will start to work and that we will start to see clear plans emerging.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Local Authorities (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: On behalf of the committee, it is a pleasure to welcome so many local representatives to the Seanad. I understand the Ireland/Northern Ireland Border Corridor Local Authority Group comprises all of the local authorities on both sides of the Border. It is very important to all of us to hear about the issues and solutions its representatives identify for their constituents. We have heard a...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Local Authorities (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Councillor O'Hanlon and Mr. McCann for this initiative and for their presentation; Mr. Kelpie and Ms Martin for taking the time to put this report together; and Mr. McAuliffe and Mr. Swift from Dublin City Council. The format we have been using following presentations is to have a question and answer session. There are many public representatives here from all sides of the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Local Authorities (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: It is 3.50 p.m. I propose to extend this session, not for as long as it takes but perhaps until 4.15 p.m., to allow any public representative present time to make a statement. Will they, please, keep their statements short? They will have to forgive me. As I do not know their names, I will simply point.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Local Authorities (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: As it is nearly 4.10 p.m., we will wrap up. Before I call on the last two speakers, I thank everybody present. I have a list of all of the attendees that will be included in the Official Report. I am extremely happy to see that all sections of the community in the North and the South are represented. I look forward to seeing that level of co-operation continue. The delegates are welcome...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Local Authorities (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I assure my Northern colleagues that every time Ireland is spoken about in the European Union, we also speak about Northern Ireland, of which we are acutely aware. I call on Mr. McCann to sum up and answer the two questions asked, if he so wishes. I will give Councillor O'Hanlon the final word.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Local Authorities (7 Jun 2017)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank Councillor O'Hanlon for organising his group.