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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Trade Connectivity and Trade Flows: Discussion (15 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. O'Reilly. Do Mr. Carr or Mr. Kenny want to come in on that?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Trade Connectivity and Trade Flows: Discussion (15 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. O'Reilly and Mr. Carr. I have few questions myself. My first is to Mr. O'Reilly. I have visited Dublin Port a couple of times with him and some colleagues. I found the entire set-up very impressive. The view from the port company's building is something to behold and I am sure it is a nice place to be working in. I saw at first hand the level of investment the company has...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Trade Connectivity and Trade Flows: Discussion (15 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Yes, I thank Mr. O'Reilly. That was very good.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Trade Connectivity and Trade Flows: Discussion (15 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: As we are only permitted to be in this committee room for two hours we only have two minutes remaining. So we are close to finishing and are right on the button. On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. O'Reilly, Mr. Carr and Mr. Kenny for making themselves available to this committee, making presentations and giving very comprehensive replies to our questions. It was important that we...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Business of Select Committee (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I propose the adoption of the draft minutes of our public meeting of 2 February, our engagement with the Executive Office of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: As always with meetings where we are joining remotely, we will bear with one another because there can be technical difficulties. So far, however, things have been running smoothly. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Pat Ivory and Mr. Neil Willoughby from IBEC to today's meeting. In the second half of the meeting, Mr. Paul Kelly from Food Drink Ireland's food and drink sector will...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Dr. Ivory for that comprehensive opening statement. We appreciate it. I ask members to confirm at the outset of their contribution that they are on the Leinster House campus before asking their questions. I ask them also to use the raised hand function so I can see on the screen who is looking to come in.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: That is a very interesting point Mr. Willoughby has brought to our attention. I am sure we will explore that further. As always with these meetings, time tends to get away from us so as we move into the final quarter of the meeting, I will take two members together before referring back to the witnesses. The next speakers are Senators Black and Joe O'Reilly.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Yes, Senator, you can go ahead.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: We are coming close to the end of our meeting and I have some questions myself, now that all of the committee members have made their contributions. Last week, we met the Northern Ireland Executive committee to discuss the all-island implications of Brexit. Clearly, the protocol was quite topical last week and it still is. I listened to Dr. Ivory's opening statement and his comments to...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Dr. Ivory. He is right. It is early days and we have a long way to go yet. We are still collecting that information to see just what the impact is. We are probably going to have to live through it first before we can really see where we are at. That brings to a close our first session with IBEC. On behalf of the committee, I thank Dr. Pat Ivory and Mr. Neil Willoughby for their...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I welcome Mr. Paul Kelly, Food Drink Ireland, IBEC, to discuss the impact of Brexit, in particular on the food and drink sector which has been one of the most impacted sectors. I thank him for being with us this afternoon. We had a really good engagement with Dr. Pat Ivory and Mr. Neil Willoughby and we are looking forward to the second session with him. Witnesses are protected by...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Kelly for his comprehensive opening statement and the many issues he has outlined. There are a number of members offering. I call Senator O'Reilly.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Kelly. I very much appreciate his bluntness in saying it as it is. It has been very refreshing. When he said we are geographically distant and numerically small, that was a nice way of putting it. We punch above our weight, but we also need to recognise that there are limitations. He hit the nail on the head in his remarks. I apologise for fixating on the issue of flour,...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: On the question of the land bridge and the capacity issue-----

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: IBEC and Food Drink Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Kelly for that very comprehensive reply. He has dealt with many of the members' issues. We are nearing the end of the meeting, which is limited to two hours because of public health restrictions. On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Kelly for making himself available this afternoon. It has been a really interesting engagement. He has given us a lot to think about. Some...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Committee for the Executive Office, Northern Ireland Assembly on Impact of Brexit (2 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off and given that we are joining remotely, I ask that they mute their microphones when they are not speaking, please. Are the draft minutes of the meetings on 1, 2 and 16 December 2020 and the actions agreed in the draft minutes of our private meetings of 13, 20 and 27 January 2021, relating to correspondence and the work...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Committee for the Executive Office, Northern Ireland Assembly on Impact of Brexit (2 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I am not sure if I neglected to mention at the outset that Mr. McGrath is the chair of the committee. At the outset, I forgot to mention that we have received apologies from Senators Gallagher and Black. I thank Mr. McGrath. That was very helpful. I agree with him that we want to maintain all the rights that citizens in Northern Ireland have always had. That is an important aspect of...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Committee for the Executive Office, Northern Ireland Assembly on Impact of Brexit (2 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I suggest that Mr. McGrath respond to the questions posed by Senator McDowell, after which we will hear from Ms Sheerin and Ms Anderson.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Committee for the Executive Office, Northern Ireland Assembly on Impact of Brexit (2 Feb 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I remind other members to mute their devices when they are not contributing and to then unmute them when they come in to speak. I now invite Ms Emma Sheerin, MLA for Mid Ulster, to speak.