Tánaiste, Simon Coveney “The decisions announced by today to balance the country’s books, to establish our Rainy Day Fund, and to invest in key domestic infrastructure, will help ensure Ireland is ready for whatever change Brexit brings.” #Budget19 @BrexitReadyIRL
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The central government measures to insulate Ireland from Brexit include: €2bn Rainy Day Fund with €1.5bn from ISIF and €500m in 2019 capital funding & increased staffing across state agencies and key Irish embassies.
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Minister Heather Humphreys, “my Department and its agencies have, and continue to be, centrally involved in supporting businesses through these challenging times. I was determined to deliver a budget with Brexit at its core."
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Minister Heather Humphreys, “My Department is currently developing a new cross-Government strategy for the next phase of Ireland’s economic development, the Future Jobs Initiative, together with the Department of the Taoiseach."
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Minister Michael Creed “My priority has been to put in place schemes and supports to make sure we are doing all that we can to be Brexit ready. That is why I have announced a Brexit response package of almost €80m.”
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Minister Michael Creed “For the Agri-food and seafood sectors, Budget 2019 is about building Brexit resilience and protecting incomes through increased investment and taxation measures.”
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MoS Helen McEntee “
#Budget19 is an important step in getting Ireland Brexit Ready. Brexit is one of the major challenges facing Ireland and we must do everything to minimise against the potential impacts while at the same time reinforcing the importance of our EU membership."pic.twitter.com/Chn9PxMJeg
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#Budget19 - €300m long-term Future Growth Loan Scheme partnership to provide 8-10 yr loans between@EnterInnov &@agriculture_ie@BrexitReadyIRLpic.twitter.com/WYAORgGH62
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#Budget19 - An overall Agricultural package of an additional €80m in funding including farm sector supports.@BrexitReadyIRL@agriculture_ie@dfatirlShow this thread
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Simon get ready to close the Irish border to meat products from the UK or N.ireland. The arrival of USA hormone beef in the UK leaves you no choice. You can't allow it into the Irish/EU food chain. It would be bse and foot+mouth put together.
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The proof of the pudding...
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