Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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324. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in her Department assigned solely or primarily to work on North-South issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21257/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Unit of my Department that leads on North-South issues is situated within the Innovation & Investment Division. That Unit’s primary responsibility, when it comes to North-South issues, is optimising cross-border enterprise collaboration, mainly through support of and engagement with InterTrade Ireland. Notwithstanding that there is a specific Unit with designated responsibility for this area, all teams across the Department, including Brexit Unit, have cognisance of North-South issues insofar as they relate to their respective policy areas.

The following table sets out the staff who have north south issues as part of their responsibilities: