EU budget: Ireland will be 'top of the list' to avail of €5bn Brexit Adjustment Reserve

Thomas Byrne said that the package signalled the benefit for Ireland of being part of a strong Europe. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne has said that Ireland will be “top of the list” to avail of the €5bn ‘Brexit Adjustment Reserve’ which will offer funds for the countries and sectors worst-hit by the effect of Britain leaving the EU.

The Brexit package is part of the €1.8trn package signed by the 27 member states of the European Union this morning to fund the next seven years of spending and inject funds into struggling economies to help them weather the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic.