Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would like to take up the Senator's point. When we were in London at the weekend, we met a wide variety of MPs from both sides of the House of Commons. They touched on a number of issues that were of concern to them or to other people in their parties. They spoke about issues such as loss of sovereignty, immigration and free movement. The question of bureaucracy within the EU was raised in relation to procurement. Red tape is a concern. Like Senator Hayden, I would like to know whether these issues are being raised in any way by the Minister of State's counterparts. Mr. Brendan Halligan spoke earlier about the need to be daring and imaginative to stop the UK leaving. Perhaps the Minister of State might like to comment on the roles he feels the Council of the European Union and the General Affairs Council might have in this regard.