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Meanwhile, the chief of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has issued a dire warning about the implication of new customs checks and import controls, admitting: God only knows what the level of disruption will be. With barely a fortnight before the end of the transition period, unless a deal is struck EU ships will be prohibited from UK waters from January 1.
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Drivers will face checks from Revenue, the Department of Agriculture, the HSE and An Garda Síochána
The President of the Irish Road Haulage Association has described some elements of the Department of Transport s traffic management plan, if Brexit border controls lead to traffic jams, as nuts .
Speaking on RTÉ s Drivetime, Eugene Drennan said plans to stack 750 lorries at motorway service stops, roads and in emergency lorry parks if Brexit checks end up closing Dublin Port, was cracked and for the birds .
The association is calling for a single entity to take charge of the free movement of traffic from ports ahead of Brexit.
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The Irish Road Haulage Association has been calling for a single entity to take charge of the free movement of traffic from ports ahead of Brexit.
It’s as they appeared before the Oireachtas Transport Committee today.
The smooth transport of goods remains one of the difficulties that will come with Brexit, and Tom Thornton, who is the Brexit spokesperson for the Irish International Freight Association, joined Kieran on Wednesday s edition of The Hard Shoulder; as did Verona Murphy, who is Independent TD for Wexford and former President of the Irish Road Haulage Association.
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Warning that Ireland could face unprecedented disruption to movement of goods in next four weeks
The Oireachtas Transport Committee will hear from hauliers this morning. By Stephen McDermott Wednesday 16 Dec 2020, 11:25 AM Dec 16th 2020, 11:25 AM 17,424 Views 24 Comments
Trucks at Dublin Port (file photo)
Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
THE HEAD OF the Irish Road Haulage Association will warn that the next four weeks could see a “period of unprecedented disruption” to the transport of goods in Ireland due to Brexit, regardless of whether a deal is agreed between the EU and the UK or not.
Eugene Drennan will tell the Oireachtas Transport Committee this morning that disruptions to Ireland’s supply chain could have “catastrophic consequences” if certain measures are not in pl
Irish hauliers connecting the island to Europe via the UK will grapple with 13 different pieces of paperwork if there is no trade deal, the industry has warned.
They face possible congestion approaching ports like Dover or a longer and more expensive ferry service directly from the Republic to the continent.
Eugene Drennan, president of the Irish Road Haulage Association, said the country would be left out on a limb.
Around a million freight journeys traverse the Irish Sea every year (Brian Lawless/PA)
He said: “It will be a big cost in money and time.
“Time is so crucial to us.