Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Many of the issues that have been raised are not political but economic. Some of them exist in the UK as well. While the North remains part of the UK in constitutional terms, the only way we can see light going into that tunnel is a softening of or an improvement in the relationship between the UK Government and Europe. Until we get that, or until we get a different configuration on this island, those problems will get worse.