Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In response to Deputy Adams, I discussed the question of the refugee crisis with Chancellor Merkel but my primary purpose was to explain to her the particular relationship Ireland has with the UK and the European Union. We are at an elbow, so to speak, in that regard. She has a very clear picture of where we are.

Chancellor Merkel is acutely conscious of the economic strength of Germany but she is also acutely conscious of just how fragile this entire business is for the European Union and we need to discuss it rationally and proceed with great caution.

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