Written answers

Monday, 11 September 2017

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Brexit Staff

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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276. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding allocated to the Brexit unit; the cost to date; the anticipated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37997/17]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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277. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff deployed full-time in his Department in respect of Brexit; if there is a designated section or unit to deal with Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38013/17]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 277 together.

The head of my Department’s Brexit/EU/North South Unit is responsible for co-ordinating Brexit issues in the Department. The Principal-led Unit oversees Brexit work across the Department and acts as the contact point with the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and other Government Departments. It is represented on the Brexit Senior Officials' Group and related groups, and supports me in my work on Brexit. The Unit currently comprises six staff. 

Brexit issues are also addressed by staff in relevant areas across the Department. The cost of the Brexit/EU/North South Unit is met from within the Department’s existing budget and is kept under review.

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