Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We want the common travel area preserved and we will work for that. All of the details will not be known for some time because the negotiations have not yet commenced. As stated by the Deputy, I stand in this Chamber today as co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, which requires me to ensure that the institutions of Northern Ireland work in the interests of the people of Northern Ireland. We will defend that with everything we have.

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