Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
296. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Brexit-related research currently being undertaken by his Department; the topics under consideration; the date this research commenced; the expected date for completion and publication in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38891/17]
View answerMy Department has responsibility for the EU-funded cross-border programmes, PEACE and INTERREG. The Department has been working with the Managing Authority for the two programmes - the Special EU Programmes Body, one of the North South bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement - on the implications of Brexit for the Programmes. Research undertaken or commissioned by the SEUPB and the issue of publication of such research is a matter for discussion with the Northern Ireland Department of Finance, which is the joint Sponsor Department for the SEUPB and the programmes, along with my Department. No decision on publication has been made yet.
