Written answers
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Department of An Taoiseach
Cabinet Committee Meetings
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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80. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C - European Union including Brexit - last met; and when the committee will next meet. [1386/18]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I established Cabinet Committee C to cover issues relating to the European Union, including Brexit. It assists Government in its ongoing consideration of Brexit and also supports my participation as a member of the European Council.
Cabinet Committee C last met on 11 September. The date of the next meeting has not yet been confirmed.
Preparing for and dealing with Brexit in a way that delivers the best possible outcome for the country remains a top priority for the Government. Its potential consequences cut across very many areas of our national and economic life, and it is being dealt with in a whole-of-Government way, including through Cabinet Committee C, and also through Cabinet Committee A, which covers issues relating to the economy, jobs and competitiveness. There has been regular discussion of Brexit issues at full Cabinet meetings, including in the run-up to the December agreement between the EU and the UK, and at the all-day meeting in Cork last year.
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