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A SENIOR OFFICIAL has warned that there are just three weeks to finalise plans for post-Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports.
Measures must be in place to carry out checks on goods moving between the North and Great Britain after the UK leaves the EU to comply with the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Northern Ireland’s chief vet Robert Huey told Stormont’s agriculture committee that in order to secure approvals for border check processes by the end of the transition period, the application needs to be completed by 24 June, 2020.
He told MLAs he wanted to set expectations, adding that “a smooth end to transition is no longer possible – that can’t be delivered”.
“Let’s start with that realisation. What we are trying to deliver is a minimal viable product to keep product moving, to keep food on shelves on January 1, 2021 – that’s how serious it is,” he said.
“The last date to go to the European Commission to expect them to do the work they need to do to designate border control posts was 31 March, but they’ve given us an extension through to the end of June. That work has to be done in effect by 23/24 June.”
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Permanent Secretary Denis McMahon told MLAs there are around 200 lorries entering Northern Ireland from the UK every day.
He explained officials are working on plans to extend current facilities at ports into EU approved border control posts.
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McMahon said officials have met with Larne, Belfast, Warrenpoint, Foyle sea ports and the two main airports, and are working seven days a week on the application.
“We have a lot of work to do and a very short amount of time to do it in,” he said.
He said a paper was published by the UK government on 20 May was the first “clear mandate” and “clarity of the UK government’s position”.
“We’re now moving from information gathering to active delivery planning in anticipation we will need to move quickly,” he said.
McMahon said officials need support from both the UK government and EU to “make this work”.
“The UK government has confirmed it will provide the Northern Ireland Executive with support and expertise to deliver the project but this is not the only support we need,” he said.
“Importantly the success of this project is not entirely within our control. We will need the help of both the UK government and the EU to make this work, and they will need to help us work through these issues over the coming weeks and months.
“Basically the simpler the processes while maintaining biosecurity, promoting public health and complying with the law, the more likely we will be able to succeed in our aim of reducing trade friction.”
McMahon said 60% of UK food imports are from the EU and 70% of the retail food supply to Northern Ireland comes from Great Britain, adding “to put it bluntly, we all need to make this work”.
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Absolutely. Watch the libtards PC political cowards in Ireland fall over themselves to court the support of the lefties in Ireland. Comical. I actually do find it hilarious.
That said, I really do hope Sanders wins California and pips Clinton to the nomination, as may happen. Google it today to find numerous US publications, incuding ones that support Clinton. are openly talking about the serious prospect of Sanders taking the nomination. Superdelegates can withdraw their support. This ain;t over yet.
I’d take Sanders over Clinton or Trump. I’d take Trump over Clinton. That’s saying something.
Love Barrets calls Trump a sexist (never heard of Bill Clinton then?) and a warmonger (when Hilary was the biggest hawk going). In fact, she today has a speech in which she says Trump couldn;t be trusted with nuclear codes. Ironically, she couldn’t be trusted with fcuking state security emails ffs.
And her husband launched a proxy war to distract from the attention he was getting during Lewinksygate. Yet she should be trusted with codes?
Bobby, what’s going on in France is being reported in every paper. Just because the Journal doesn’t report it, it does not mean there is a world wide conspiracy.
The minister for finance, Michael Noonan, TD for Limerick gave him a heroes welcome a while back. If memory serves me right Noonan had a harp player on the runway in Shannon airport to meet him.
What’s up for debate now. River dance or U2 to meet him?
Or are the dubs put out because he isn’t visiting Dublin.
I watched the 6 o clock news and a momentary reference to France and the riots and strikes but loads of news about the floods there, it’s rte whitewashing the news again.
Kerry I’m not a Trump fan but his first wife has since said that it wasn’t necessarily rape amd refused to elaborate. There are plenty other acts by him against women that are appalling but this one is inconclusive.
Walking, red thumbs because you are only allowed to express the official regressive opinion. Thinking you can have your own opinion will be giving them apoplexy.
Because no-one actually advocates that as a policy. You are inflating the noisy crying of a disparate and unorganised few as some sort of dedicated campaign against free speech, which simply doesn’t exist.
Why not do what any sensible person does in this situation, either challenge them on their ideas (not hard, they are terrible) or just ignore them when their crying is unreasonable attention seeking, similar to how one sleep trains a baby.
Ultimately people are allowed to have stupid views, even the idea that other people must not express theirs. Freedom of Speech is a double edged sword in that respect and so there’s no point in you crying too, people might confuse you with someone from the other side….
The guy employs 200 people..the local Supervalu probably has more working for them. It’s a private visit and so he should be treated the same as any other tourist. The thought of that red carpet, the harp and the Embarrassment For Finance waiting to lick his boots is still disgusting.
He’s still the likely presidential nominee. I’d prefer he was treated with respect befitting that. Why potentially piss off countess Americans for a goon like Trump? He should be treated no differently to any other US candidate that would come here.
At the end of the day. Trump is more liberal than any of them. He’s on the republican ticket, but he shares little or none of their conservative values. He couldn’t care less about abortion, or LGBT rights (which he supported despite the republican backlash), He’s not and never was socially conservative. Nor does he claim to be an angel.
The US has big problems ahead with 3 million kids turning 18 a month and only 200k jobs being created per month.
What I find most surprising in all of this to date, is that according to numerous polls the US public still trusts Clinton more with the economy than Trump, and that’s down to having Bill by her side and suggesting he’ll run the economy if she’s elected.
Trump really has to push the self-employed, entrepreneurial image, rather than flashing the cash (even though he’s not a self-made man).
Frank..95% of Foreign golfers play a number of courses. Their money is spread through out the country..it still doesn’t for a moment justify any special treatment for him whatsoever
It is the left wing fascism of the likes of PBP, with their whole-hearted support for Merkels open doors policy to young Muslim male migrants from the third world, that is the real danger to this country.
I and many more share your concern Fred with the possibility of the UK leaving and becoming more strict in who`s getting in . Ireland will be a option in the back door.
It would have been more then 4% if not for Ruth Coppinger. Good grief, she’s an embarrassment. To have her front in centre in any political party can only mean you are absolutely desperate, or absolutely clueless in your judgement.
And Trump probably employs the same number as the Irish electorate.
Left and right.
I just live the way global politics is going. Right always wins eventually
Go and read PBPs Manifesto , they support open borders and oppose ALL deportations under all circumstances. Their mantra is “those who live here belong here ” – basically they would welcome any trojan horse at the detriment of the native Irish people. This dangerous party needs to be exposed for what they are. They’re far left , anti Irish and very dangerous
John Byrne your comment is complete rubbish and totally innacurate. You’re nothing but the usual right wing screaming hysterical tithead who warps the truth to fit your own lies. Shame on you.
ah sure if PBP and the Greens, with their whopping 5% of the vote in the last election, say something about Trump it must be true.. right?
I will listen to those who are calling for the law to be enforced, as Trump has. Anyone have a problem with stopping illegal activity such as illegal migration from Mexico? Last time i checked, breaking the law was a bad thing. If those muppets had their way this country would be flooded with migrants on a scale similar to continental Europe. Imagine if we had to take 50,000 (which is the level Sweden and Austria have taken) and provide them with free accommodation and cash payments?
Unfortunately it took a more sinister turn in the last few days when Trump accused a sitting judge of bias based on his ancestry and demanded he recuse himself.
Here in the UK the leader of the Green Party Nuttily Bennet if elected would build 250,000 new houses every year. The reporter asked her how much it would cost and where she would get the money from. Nuttily replied she would use recycled bricks and recycled materials. The mind boggles
He hasn’t done anything for me.. And the fact that he doesn’t plan on going into government he doesn’t plan on doing anything for me either any time soon.
At least Trump says what he wants to say. 100 times better than our PC society don’t offend anyone any of the time and if you do have an army of liberals saying blah blah blah. Hope uk leaves eu as well so then Ireland can and leave behind these liberal Eurocrats as well.
Cead Mile Failte Donald Trump, You are very Welcome to Ireland . You are what the western world needs a strong leader who can battle against the leftard liberal tide that is drowning us all! PBP are dangerous far left fascists , they represent less than 2% of Ireland and RBB needs to keep his mouth shut , Gaydon is a sacked politician and should also keeps his nose out of national affairs. I will go along to Shannon to welcome you and so should many others.
Hilarious seeing absolute rightards worshipping an oompa-loompa with the IQ of a dangleberry,I suppose he’s on their level. Derp derp. Identity Crisis Ireland represent nobody after the last election,LOL!
Now with your left hand grasping the left seam on your multi-coloured knickers, and your right hand grasping the right seam, slowly start twisting in opposite directions.
After a time your knickers will be in a twist and this should coincide nicely with the visit of (potentially) the next president if the USA.
If we look beyond the hysteria, and Trump does win, it won’t do us any harm that he has investments here. He’s hardly likely to do anything that hurts our economy when his Doonbeg resort is dependent on Irish people on decent incomes. Perhaps our politicians should be employing their excellent sycophantic skills to keep him onside. We can THINK he’s a kant but maybe not say it to his face. After all, we’ve tolerated nut jobs from Saudi, Iraq etc for years. Not to mention The Bushes, Thatcher and Reagan. Where there’s nuts there’s brass.
Kenny the slimey little weasel holding on to the office of taoiseach when the people rejected your coalition , dropped the N bomb publicly and I’m sure he’s quite fond of it in private too and has the audacity to call Trump racist ? But yet has no problem kissing the ass of the Saudi head hackers ? Unbelievable, your little Dail speech will come back to bite your incompetent ass very soon
He has invested in the country and should be given the courtesy of any other visitor. If he wanted to see some politicians then fine. He is a clown and an embarrassment to America
He will get a fine welcome in west clare, they are grateful down there for his investment & the employment it has protected and increased. They would be waiting a long time for O’Riordain, Boyd Barrett and the like to do anything constructive in that part of Ireland.
Well said, you’d never catch O’Riordain, Boyd Barrett and their ilk protesting the stud farms of Kildare where all the wealthy Arabs have their horses. Hypocritical kants.
Trump will have to be met by government representative after all he is possibly next us president . George w Bush and Tony Blair were met by government of the day ?
Damn right.
I don’t hear Hilary knocking on the door.
In fact she just closed the door in the Cork-Boston direct flights.
Not that I give a shyte about Cork but she clearly doesn’t give a shyte about Ireland.
Why would she, she doesn’t own a golf course here and employ people.
How stupid are American people seriously giving this man time and space!! voting this man in as the next U.S president will be the worst decision in the history of America.
They’re really stuck between a rock and a hard place though…. Clinton with her email sending skills and Trump and his fake college… Luckily either presidency will be hamstrung by congress.
@Eamonmorris “How stupid are American people” If you ever visit the USA i dare you to say that just before you go through immigration and see what happens Big man behind your keyboard . Your not a us citizen or actually living there so his policies wont affect you . People voting for Trump or Bernie are angry at the present politicians .
No I’m not a big man. But I know stupidly when I see it and I know racist comments when I hear them. Barack Obama was voted because he was the next big thing and and the first black presadent! Americans are not happy with him and Trump is the next big thing. same thing every U.S presidential election over there. He is not well recived over here because of his rasist comments. He doesn’t even have a clue of politics. His whole campaign is funded by his own wealth and everything his says is from advisers standing behind him.. so go ahead and vote for him..
They are hamstrung by congress on most issues but not on foreign matters like declaring war. I’d be very worried about a Hillary regime, she favours removing Assad, unlike the Donald. The US’s track record in regime changes isn’t the greatest.
He began with a small (huuuge) investment from his father and bought Doonbeg for a fraction of its value. He’s certainly no investor and he preys on the lowest common denominator, and poltically disenfranchised with simplistic one liners. Yes the real people are hurting and financially suffering everywhere and want a quick fix. The Donald knows and understands baby. He’s nothing but a parasitic leech albeit a rich one.
Will Enda meet every businessman or woman that arrives in Ireland because they invest here..That’s a stup/d argument. Trump will be going after everyone living in America who do look or think like him IF he becomes president…
We have to look at this in a dispassionate way. Would we send a politician or two to welcome a candidate for the presidency of China, say? Or Russia? Or Turkey even? All bastions of human rights, freedom of speech & sexual orientation.
The reality he will have to be treated with some honorary welcome. He could be the next US president elect. Like it or not we have to keep friendly ties with the US. Particularly with Trump. He would pull all the MNC out of Ireland if we messed with his hair.
Trump is not Us President YET so this conversation is pointless. although it will be interesting in a funny way to see what Kenny will do when he has to meet trump. on a more somber note the US tax rate will be going up ‘ trump and sanders even said so. which means more lovely American dollars heading to the docklands.
get a life people and leave home alone,he has an opinion and it annoys people that he get to say it on the biggest stage.fair play to the man and calvincrossan@yahoo.iebest of luck.
Trmp’s henchmen will be armed and dangerous.beven dignified and peaceful protestors will be at serious risk. The security personnel will be on a hair trigger.
Can we correct this article he is not a future US president he is only a possible future US president. And if he gets in would be the worst thing for the world. By the way anyone checked him for a 666 mark
It’ll be interesting to see what kind of politicians (if any) in Ireland align with him. Probably the usual rent-a-crowd activists. Sorry I can’t name any of them.
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