An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2023-03-01
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Michael McDowell (IND), National University of Ireland

I welcome unreservedly the progress made on the Windsor Framework. At the Committee on European Union Affairs today, interesting testimony was received from the Irish Road Haulage Association on the possible unintended side effects of the new agreement for the Irish road haulage industry and the unresolved issues in respect of Irish road haulage export and import of European products, which effectively has been on hold throughout the Brexit crisis and the crisis that has followed in British politics since then. I ask that the Government take very seriously the side effects of the Windsor Framework. It is not simply a slam dunk and a great achievement. It is an achievement but it is not simply that. There will be side effects for trade between Ireland and the United Kingdom and Continent and for road haulage which have to be taken into account.
On 14 December the membership of the EU scrutiny committee was approved as a result of a report from the committee of selection. Is there any update on when that committee will start to function?

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Sitting date: 2023-03-01