Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is the cooling-off period. That period is not about deciding anything differently. I asked the Tánaiste about this directly. If the decision to end alignment is taken in four years' time, that will be the decision. The two years that would follow would allow us to get ready for the change, not allow for the Northern Ireland Assembly to change its mind. That is my point. The Minister is incorrect to say that no border can be reimposed. It is simply not the truth.