Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I do not doubt the sincerity of the Minister’s words but since we met on the day of the result, I have heard nothing from the Taoiseach. I did not know he was going to take an initiative on an all-Ireland forum. I had communication from Sinn Féin about that. There is not a coherent, joined-up, national endeavour that seeks to involve us all but we can do that. Will the Minister consider having a much more structured formalised engagement with us all so that we will know day to day what the strategy is, who we should contact and what the objectives are so that it is not the Government briefing the Opposition but putting team Ireland in the field where we can make an impact and convince people of the vital interests of Ireland as the discussions for Brexit unfold?

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