Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 February 2024
242. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the effects of Brexit on Ireland's agrifood sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8611/24]
View answerMy Department continues to closely monitor the impacts of Brexit for the Irish agri-food sector. This includes reviewing the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement which sets out the basis for the post Brexit relationship between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU).
The outworking of Brexit is continuing to have impacts on the trading environment between the EU and the UK.
From 31 January 2024, the UK introduced a number of new import control requirements for EU agri-food, including for Irish goods. This has included a requirement for imports to be pre-notified on the UK import system before entering Great Britain (GB) and for certain agri-food products categorised as medium or high risk by UK the requirement for export health certification.
My Department supported the sector in preparing for these new UK import requirements which are a direct consequence of Brexit.
My department continues to carefully monitor the impact of these new requirements and will continue to work with the agri-food sector to refine the processes and systems that support trade with our largest market for agri-food products.
