Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Clearly, the concerns of everybody on the island of Ireland are going to be utmost in the minds of the negotiators at every level, including ministerial and official level. There are a range of issues. We are in a unique position as regards the impact of the result and very serious issues arise for us. The whole question of Border controls, maintaining the common travel area, immigration and ongoing security issues is of the utmost concern. However, we know that nothing is going to change overnight although there are very serious implications in both the medium and long terms as the full implications begin to be understood by all. The Taoiseach will be having detailed initial discussions over the next two days, which will be continued by Ministers dealing with their counterparts. Yesterday, I spoke with the Minister with responsibility for immigration in the UK and with security people who reassured me and pointed out clearly the fact that there were no changes envisaged immediately, for example in relation to any of those Border or security issues. Good co-operation North-South and east-west will continue.

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