Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This will be a fundamental issue as we progress. I want to put two questions. Have discussions taken place on Northern Ireland between the Government and London on seeking a special deal for the North of Ireland? Have indications emerged from London that UK negotiators are refusing to seek a special deal? As the negotiations on Brexit progress, these points will be fundamental to the entire future of the European Union and how it is to operate. A raft of issues arise with regard to the European Union.

In every corner of Ireland people are concerned about Brexit. It is having an impact on the daily lives of people, especially in agriculture and rural communities. I believe there is insufficient urgency in terms of dealing with this fundamental issue as well as other questions. For example, how will our relationship with Europe develop? How will our relationship develop with the UK? How will our relationship develop on this island to ensure peace and harmony in the Thirty-two Counties?

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