Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on Brexit met; when it will meet again; the members of same; and the persons entitled to attend. [29298/16]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I chaired the first meeting of a new Cabinet Committee on Brexit on 8 September. The Committee will oversee the overall Government response, including both the economic impact and the negotiations at EU level and with the administrations in London and Belfast. The Cabinet Committee on Brexit is scheduled to meet again on 19 October.

Brexit has been a matter of regular and detailed consideration by Government for some time, both in advance of the UK EU Referendum and since. There have been 7 Memoranda submitted to Government on the matter since 23rd June.

Most recently, Government discussed the action taken to date to prepare for Brexit, including in particular on priority concerns for this country: the economy and trade, the peace process and Northern Ireland; the Common Travel Area and the future of the EU itself. Government also approved a range of further actions to ensure that Ireland is fully prepared for the difficult negotiations ahead.

Membership of Cabinet Committee on Brexit is as follows:

Taoiseach (chair)

Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality

Minister for Finance

Minister for Social Protection

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Minister of State for European Affairs, Data Protection and the EU Single Digital Market

Minister of State for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement.