Mr. Tony Connelly:

I thank the Deputy for his questions. On Irish unity, the EU tends to run a mile from delicate constitutional questions that affect member states. We have seen this with Spain. Any time there are questions about an independent Scotland getting into the European Union, you will not get an official response because the doctrine is that this is left for national governments to decide. Once they have decided and resolved their constitutional questions, they can talk to the EU at that point for whatever reason. I also want to expand on Mr. Montgomery's anecdote about the 2017 European Council which established-----