Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps his Department has taken to improve the infrastructure of ports and airports due to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19967/21]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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As a consequence of Brexit, physical infrastructure is required for customs, SPS and health checks and controls at Dublin Port, Rosslare Europort and Dublin Airport.

The Office of Public Works on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners; the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine; the Department of Health; and the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport has been developing infrastructure in these ports and airports for the past two years.

In the lead up to the end of the December 2020 deadline, significant inspection and parking facilities were completed to ensure that appropriate checks can be carried out in Dublin Port and Rosslare Europort. Since then, work has continued to develop further this infrastructure to ensure that adequate facilities are in place as necessary.