Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 September 2013
139. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the main findings in the recent report on wider Irish and UK plans for closer economic co-operation in the fields of energy, agri-business, finance and research and development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36960/13]
View answerOn 18 July Prime Minister Cameron and I jointly welcomed the publication of the Joint (British-Irish) Economic Study ‘Evaluating the value of the economic relationship between the United Kingdom and Ireland’. The aim of the Study was to identify areas where both jurisdictions could collaborate and I believe the Study successfully outlines a range of proposals in which collaboration could benefit both economies. PA Consulting Group and Cambridge Econometrics were commissioned to carry out the joint study. The findings and recommendations are set out in the report which is in the Oireachtas library and published on my Department’s website [http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Publications/Publications_2013/British-Irish_Relations_-_Joint_Economic_Study1.html].
The Prime Minister and I have asked our officials to work closely together to ensure that the benefits from cooperation identified in the report are realised.
