Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 February 2024
175. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the degree to which his Department continues to monitor the impact of Brexit on the public and private sectors with a view to addressing such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5982/24]
View answerThe Government has made significant allocations across a range of sectors to counter the effects of Brexit since the UK withdrawal referendum in 2016, including through the European Union’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR).
The BAR provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. In order to be eligible for BAR funding, expenditure must fall within the BAR eligibility period for expenditure that runs from the 1st of January 2020 to the 31st of December 2023. The application for BAR funding must set out the negative impacts of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union and how the measures carried out under the Fund alleviate the adverse consequences.
As part of the work to prepare the BAR claim to be submitted to the Commission in September 2024, my Department continues to engage on an ongoing basis with those Departments who have sought funding from the BAR to address Brexit impacts.
