Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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70. To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the establishment of an all-island dialogue to deal with issues arising from Brexit. [15511/17]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Consultation is a core feature of the Government’s preparation for the Brexit negotiations. Following the first plenary session of the All-Island Civic Dialogue in November, the Government launched a series of sectoral all-island civic dialogue events. Led by Ministers, these sessions provided an invaluable opportunity to hear directly the implications of Brexit in each sector, including on an all-island basis.

Sectoral dialogues have already taken place on the following issues:

- Education

- Agri-Food

- Transport and logistics

- Tourism and Hospitality

- Children and young people

- Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

- Energy

- Heritage, Culture and Rural Ireland

- Pensions, Social Welfare Rights and Social Insurance

- Human Rights and the Good Friday Agreement

- Seafood

- Agriculture and Forestry.

Minister Flanagan and I hosted the second plenary session in Dublin Castle on Friday 17 February. This event built on the work of the first plenary and the fourteen All-Island sectoral dialogues which have already taken place. It provided an important opportunity to inform participants about our overall preparations for the Brexit negotiations and to capture the views of those most directly affected from across the island.

A report of the Civic Dialogue process to date is available at .

Further All Island Civic Dialogue events and Stakeholder consultations will be held as required in the coming months.