Mr. Noel Waters:

On the Senator's final point, it would clearly be a breach of the arrangements for the common travel area. The British Government is completely committed, as is the Irish Government, to the retention of the common travel area. After the United Kingdom leaves the European Union the British Government could decide to impose whatever controls it wanted to have in place on its side, whether on the mainland or in the North. As I said, the Prime Minister has been abundantly clear that the British Government is committed to retention of the common travel area. The 11 points made on what it wanted to see post-Brexit included retention of the common travel area. We have to take it at its word that it would not wish to see any change. If, however, Britain wanted to impose border controls, it would be a sovereign matter for it to decide.