Comments by "Taint ABird" (@taintabird23) on "Brexit: Will there be a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol?" video.

  1. 'Is it not possible for goods bound for the republic of Ireland to go by ship directly from Europe to Dublin, and so avoiding northern Ireland completely?' Of course, but that is not the issue. The issue is goods coming into Belfast from GB.
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  2. Sinn Féin is a 32 county all-Ireland party, and she is the leader, living in Dublin; SF in NI has its own leadership dealing with solely NI issues in Stormont. Sinn Féin boycotted the executive over the Irish language because they want their culture protected. This is why the DUP are blocking it - because they need to halt the emergence of Irish culture. If nobody speaks the language as you claim, it would not be perceived as a threat to Unionists. The reason SF boycotted the assembly was because the DUP agreed not to block the Irish-language act under the St Andrew's agreement, but then did it anyway.
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  3. What is your solution, Doc?
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  4.  @alanedwards6491  Ireland agreed to raise its corporation tax because the OECD wanted it, not because the EU wanted it. If the Irish had gone with the EU, the rate would have been much higher and the Irish would have lost out to other OECD countries not in the EU. But because the whole of the OECD, which includes the EU, jumped together, the Irish agreed to it, especially as the increase was only from 12.5% to 15%. The also got a guarantee that the EU would not bring up the issue again. Tax remains the competence of members states, not the Eu. Fish represents a mere 1% of Irish GDP. Meanwhile, the UK is increasing its corporation tax from 19% to 25%. More good news for the republic!
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  5. The UK may give NI 12 billion a year, but the RoI would not be required to give so much as NI would not have to contribute to the UK defence budget for example. Furthermore, when one takes in to account VAT contributions from NI, the 12 billion figure is reduced. With NI in both the UK and EU trading areas, its unique position is likely to turbo charge the NI economy and remove it as a dependency on largesse from GB. In effect, NI will pay for itself in the next 10 to 20 years, making unity more attractive to people in the south. The HSE will have to be reformed to be more like the NHS, although the NHS is in the toilet at the moment. Ireland has an expensive economy, which is common in wealthy economies. It seems even more expensive because the median income in NI is about $35,000 (in GB its $38,000) while the median income in Ireland is $41,700 per year. People south of the border earn more.
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  6. Pity they voted down Teresa May's deal, innit!
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  7. EU truckers have been avoiding the UK like the plague for the past two years - have you not noticed?. Rosslare Europort is now the Dover of Ireland and is booming thanks to Brexit with ferries to more destinations than ever before.
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  8. It is different because it has to do with trade.
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