Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On Brexit, Sinn Féin will be campaigning in the North for the North to stay within the European Union, but we are very critical of the European Union. There is a very definite and severe democratic deficit and we want to see a social European Union as opposed to the two-tier conglomeration that is in place at this time.

Coming back to the issue of the North, the Unionists will only engage in a minimalist way on any of the progressive issues. The Taoiseach might have heard the highly offensive remarks from a DUP Minister recently saying they were totally opposed to Acht na Gaeilge. That was a totally unnecessary comment for an otherwise quite sensible Minister, Mr. Simon Hamilton, to make. However, the DUP does commit to working on those issues which are of mutual benefit and advantage, and that does open up a whole raft of matters on which the Government here could be more active. The Taoiseach alluded to infrastructural issues and then pointed to the lack of money, but the fact is that we are a very small land mass and we have a very small island population and the more interconnectedness we have, the better for everybody involved. I again commend the Narrow Water bridge project, which is entirely within the ability of the Government to support. I am hosting a briefing here tomorrow on the issue.

We will talk about this when we deal with the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. There are significant issues on which the British Government refuses point blank to engage. This is again a challenge for the Government. There is a significant difference between verbalised mention of issues at the time of an anniversary and the type of consistent, strategic engagement that is necessary. In terms of the Taoiseach's positive remarks on infrastructure, is he considering the Narrow Water project once again?

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