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Everyone in Ireland will suffer following Brexit as the European Union adjusts to the UK\u2019s departure, an Irish parliamentary committee has heard.<\/p>\nEveryone in Ireland will suffer following Brexit as the European Union adjusts to the UK\u2019s departure, an Irish parliamentary committee has heard.<\/p>\n
Irish Farmers\u2019 Association president Tim Cullinan said Ireland is a small nation on the periphery of Europe that will be most affected by Brexit.<\/p>\n
He urged that a deal is agreed between the UK and EU to allow trade across the UK and Ireland to continue following the end of the transition period.<\/p>\n
Mr Cullinan said all sectors in agriculture will be \u201cseriously affected\u201d, mushrooms and beef most critically.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s not just farmers that are going to suffer, every citizen in this country is going to suffer because of this because once there are restrictions on product coming into this country, it\u2019s only going to do one thing and if any product is scarce we all know what will happen \u2013 it\u2019s going to cost more,\u201d he told the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government is going to have to put their hand in their pocket and co-fund money we are getting from Europe because we\u2019re talking billions, \u00a31.5 billion for agriculture alone per year, that is what this is going to cost.\u201d<\/p>\n
News emerged on Tuesday that the UK and EU reached agreement on how to implement aspects of Brexit involving borders and trade.<\/p>\n
The agreement covers issues like border checks on animal and plant products, and deliveries of chilled meats and other food products to supermarkets.<\/p>\n
Mr Cullinan emphasized the importance of a deal being secured.<\/p>\n
He concluded his submission to the committee, saying: \u201cObviously we want to see a deal, we are very concerned where we are at and if we don\u2019t get a deal, funding is going to be absolutely critical for this sector going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n