With 7 weeks to go until Brexit (unless an extension is agreed
by the EU and UK to the Article 50 notice), a no-deal Brexit
remains a possibility. The Irish Government is moving ahead with
the legislation necessary to mitigate the immediate effects of a
no-deal Brexit in the areas of insurance, settlement, healthcare,
enterprise, energy, education, tax, transport, employment, social
protection, extradition and immigration.
Context – European Commission Contingency Action
Plan
This follows on from the implementation by the European
Commission, in December 2018, of various legislative proposals
signposted in its Brexit Contingency Action
Plan. At the same time, the Commission signalled to the EU 27
Member States that they should be taking action in the areas of
citizens' rights, and social security.
