Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Great. That would be really good.

On the criteria for calling for a Border poll, we know what they are in the Good Friday Agreement. Basically, it is up to the judgment of the Secretary of State, as to whether he or she thinks there is a majority that has effectively changed its mind or has a new perspective that needs to be taken account of. Some would say that is not ideal but that is what is in the Good Friday Agreement. That is all the more reason the two Governments have to have a very close relationship on Northern Ireland, so that these decisions are discussed and managed appropriately.

Is it irresponsible for the Irish Government not to pursue a Border poll at the moment as one of the Brexit options, as Ms McCallion suggested? I do not think it is. I refer to adding that into the mix right now, when we are trying to get an agreed compromise with a parliament in Westminster that does not have any nationalist representation from Northern Ireland in it, and I am not going to get into that as Sinn Féin has to make its own decisions and it has valid reasons for making the decisions it makes. The truth is that we have to try to get an agreement ratified right now in Westminster and to bring a Border poll into the mix-----