Yesterday, a secret memorandum was brought to the Cabinet. Once secret matters are brought to the Cabinet, they do not remain secret, as is evident from the front page of the Irish Examiner this morning. The memorandum relates to Brexit-proofing and Brexit preparedness and, in the context of transportation, Dublin Port, Dublin Airport, Rosslare Europort and other ports and the infrastructure that might be required if the Brexit deal does not go well in the votes at Westminster. If the latter proves to be the case, a hard Brexit is a potential outcome. Have there been consultations with the Attorney General about preparing legislation that could give the Government emergency powers for the acquisition of sites and to circumvent the statutory planning process to ensure that we will be able to move swiftly in the event of a no-deal Brexit? Finally, with regard to our EU obligations, have there been any tentative discussions on the idea of more flexibility with budgets in respect of state aid in view of the potential risks to our economy?

All the reports that have been produced on contingency planning for various Brexit outcomes revolve around what is called a central-case scenario which assumes a withdrawal agreement and a transition period. If necessary, we will produce documents on a no-deal Brexit scenario, which will be more complicated and will put more pressure on the system to deliver. We have been preparing for that for some time. The memorandum mentioned by the Deputy was a memorandum for the Government and should not have been on the front of the Irish Examiner today. It was a development of documents that were agreed by the Government over the summer to give an update to Government colleagues on the levels of preparation in places such as Dublin Port, Rosslare Europort and Dublin Airport, where I am glad that a great deal of positive preparation is proceeding.