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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: It is the bit in between.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: It may be their challenge, but in answering that challenge it may affect those who are transiting going across that bridge.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: My last question also relates to costs to small businesses. Since e-commerce took on and consumers now buy their goods online, small companies also buy their parts and back-up material online. Such companies do so at the last minute in order to save costs. That will change dramatically now-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: -----if they buy online and if they buy from the UK, which most of them do. If one is using Amazon UK or something else to buy parts, that will affect them on cost. First, there will be a time factor. They will have to order earlier and they will have to carry the burden of the cost of that longer. They will have the extra costs of getting it in. They would rely on the courier companies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: -----and for the future of that SME that relies on quick delivery from the UK to Ireland at present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: They come in from the UK to Ireland. They come straight off the ferry in 40 ft. lorries to service their customers or the chain in which they are involved, and all of that will change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: My sense of it is that it has not got down, in any way, shape or form, to that level of the SME. Those are the ones that need to be protected the most because they are reliant on all of this free trade and free movement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: If one takes it down a step further, underneath the Enterprise Ireland client, into smaller companies not supported by Enterprise Ireland, there is a considerable range of companies employing one-to-ten staff that are not geared up for this, that do not understand the costs and that will be seriously affected by this change. That is why I asked about that sense of Government involvement in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: From 2019 onwards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: They are hearing this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: As a one-time dock clerk who filled out the customs forms and had to walk from Aston Quay down to the Customs House to get the various goods cleared, the only bright side I see in it is that I will have a role after this, perhaps as a consultant, to see them through.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: There are another couple of elections in me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

John McGuinness: I also thank the witnesses for their contribution this morning. It was very worthwhile. We have to hear a great more on the issue but this was a positive input into the discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)

John McGuinness: The Deputy has proposed that the committee should seek legal opinion on certain aspects of the GDPR, and specifically on whether the sharing of data requires a legislative legal basis, as opposed to the memorandums that are proposed under head 4 of the draft heads.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)

John McGuinness: We are taking the point. We will take on board the request that has been made. I want to get the agreement of the committee to seek a legal opinion from the legal service of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Is that agreed? Okay. I wanted to get that formally agreed while everyone who has been involved in the discussion is here. Are Members happy with that?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Bullying in the Workplace (23 May 2017)

John McGuinness: 526. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate an independent investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment in the workplace regarding a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that all actions taken to date were not independent and have not yielded resolution; and if he will expedite the matter. [24635/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Records (23 May 2017)

John McGuinness: 527. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 of 4 April 2017, if part of the response to this will be issued directly by HIQA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24636/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

John McGuinness: I have a different point of view. I believe you have too much information. It concerns me greatly that the State is collecting and sharing information, given what I know about what is generally described as a failure of the system or systemic failures whereby people are able to access information they should not be able to access. It also concerns me given the example of Tusla. I am not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

John McGuinness: The point I am making is that the data, the information, is already collected. As Mr. Lowry says, there is already extensive information within Departments or agencies about individuals. There is also misinformation, or incorrect information, created within organisations and agencies about individuals. I do not know who has information about me and I can name the individuals who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

John McGuinness: Across the board.