Brexit: No evidence of dual market access attracting NI investment

Mr Donoghue said Invest NI has set up a dedicated team to focus on dual market access, some of whom are currently in Germany with the Economy Minister Conor Murphy selling the proposition to potential investors.

Murphy said he wants to increase understanding of the arrangement and how it could benefit inward investors.

He said there was an awareness that Northern Ireland has a particular post-Brexit arrangement but more work is needed to help businesses understand the details.

An official from the Department for Economy was also questioned and told politicians it is difficult to say.

Paul Grocott said: “I think it’s at an early stage, whereby the exact relationship of moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland remains evolving and uncertain.

“Until that is settled, it is very hard to pinpoint exactly how a business exporting or looking for investment could be directly attributed to those arrangements.”