Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I will be raising this matter at Monday's Council of Ministers meeting. An agreement has been made by the Council on the parameters in which our negotiators can work. I believe we cannot go beyond what is on the table. When I was recently in the United States, I stressed that what is on offer by the Irish and EU negotiators will have to be paralleled by the other negotiating partners. I want a balanced and reciprocal agreement.

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