Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

What we want to do is be in a position where we have as low friction trade as possible in the kind of scenario the Deputy is describing. To go back to what I have said, as the Deputy has just acknowledged, the whole reason we want a backstop in the first place is to avoid being in a scenario of having a risk to movement of goods on our Ireland. If we are in a situation of a disorderly Brexit and we do not have a backstop, trade offs and choices will need to be made on how that issue will be dealt with. However, I am afraid that at this point I cannot confirm to the Deputy what they will be because we will have to engage and work with the British Government and the European Commission. What I can say at this point is that we want to be in a situation where we have as low friction movement as is possible in the context of a disorderly Brexit taking place but for now we will have to restate the process that we will have to engage in with the Commission and the UK on how we would achieve that.