John Bruton
Question:33 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if all Border posts between here and Northern Ireland will be dismantled as of 31 December 1992.
Written Answers. - Dismantling of Border Posts.
It is not possible to indicate at this stage the impact which completion of the internal market may have on existing customs arrangements along the Border with Northern Ireland after 1992. Decisions in many important areas still remain to be taken at EC level before the shape of the post-1992 arrangements can be finalised. While some controls on the land frontier will have to be discontinued it will still be necessary to have effective arrangements to control movement of certain goods. In any case, in order to preserve indirect tax revenues generally, in the post-1992 context, there will be need for preventive and enforcement operations within the State.