Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Taking the Taoiseach's explanation of his strategy, he has said repeatedly that nothing happens until Article 50 is triggered, but his problem in terms of a strategy is that everything happens when Article 50 is triggered. Historically, the most important thing - the Taoiseach might agree with me - is that the Franco-German-Italian alliance becomes the absolute leadership and key force in the European Union. There are also countries like Hungary among the 27 member states who have said they are strongly in favour of Brexit. What we are saying to the Taoiseach, and what Brendan Howlin has made absolutely clear to the Taoiseach, is that it is not good enough for him to sit on his hands until Article 50 is triggered.

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