Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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49. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagement with the European Commission Vice President, providing an update on the protocol. [43787/21]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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In advance of his visit to Northern Ireland, I met with Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič for a working dinner in Government Buildings on 8 September.

We had a very good exchange and I warmly welcomed in particular VP Šefčovič's planned engagement with political, civil society and business representatives in Northern Ireland.

His openness to engage demonstrated the EU’s wish to hear and understand the concerns of the people on the ground.

I expressed my support of Vice President Šefčovič and of his approach of exploring every flexibility possible within the Protocol to make it work as well as possible for businesses and citizens.