Mr. Brian Gormally:

Yes, at the moment that is the only legal basis as far as we can see. Interestingly, the Home Office realised that at this moment if an Irish citizen goes outside the common travel area, CTA, and wishes to come back there is no legal basis for doing so. There is draft legislation in the House of Commons to remedy that aspect. This is the fundamental underlying point. The status of Irish citizenship vis-à-visrights in the North is only at the moment effective by virtue of their being EU citizens. Once Brexit happens the only legal basis underlying things is, as the Deputy correctly says, the British Nationality Act 1981 which, with some exceptions, says that people born in the UK are to be regarded as British citizens.