Brexit deal may hit EU workers in Ireland

Ireland would be able to reduce children’s allowance to workers whose families live in poorer countries and could temporarily limit or ban EU workers for a range of reasons under the terms of the proposed Brexit deal.

The draft got a largely positive response with British Prime Minister David Cameron saying he would campaign for a ‘yes’ vote in the in-out referendum which could come as soon as June, while the Czech Europe minister called the draft “reasonable”.

A statement from the Taoiseach was non committal, saying the complex document would be studied. It would not apply to the estimated 420,000 Irish working in the UK, but would affect newcomers.