Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will work very hard to see that those rights continue to be vindicated. When the people, North and South, voted for the Good Friday Agreement, they did so on the basis of being European Union citizens. The fact that the British Government decides to leave the Single Market and the European Union will not impact on their rights, as validated by their vote for the Good Friday Agreement. The circumstances we have are special. They are the only such circumstances in Europe and I want to build on that. With the help of Sinn Féin we might get some constructive suggestions.

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