Brexit: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-05-07
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Simon Coveney (FG), Cork South-Central

Sorry. I have spoken to Michael Gove on this issue. I have told him that I cannot understand their reluctance to accept this. In my view, as someone who is involved in the process, it was understood and it was a non-issue, quite frankly. It has now become an issue and I can only assume it is because politics have been created around this issue. We have to find a way to diffuse it and find a sensible approach to ensure there can be an EU presence to reassure the EU side that the protocol is being implemented fully. It will be implemented by the UK, with UK customs officials and UK vets and sanitary and phytosanitary specialists.

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Sitting date: 2020-05-07