Revenue has spent €126m on Brexit since 2017

Expenditure at Irish ports has increased following a six-month period at the end of 2021 which saw the volume of goods shipped directly to Ireland from the EU increase by 50%.

The Revenue Commissioners, the State’s collector of taxes, has spent some €126 million on Brexit-related preparatory measures and infrastructure since 2017.

The largest contributor to that figure stems from additional payroll costs, with €88 million being spent on additional staffing expenditure over the past five years. Some €39.5 million was spent on Brexit-related pay in 2021 alone.