Dáil debates
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Ceisteanna - Questions
Northern Ireland
1:55 pm
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
No, I have not had time to go through the detail of the judgment handed down yesterday by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Obviously, the referendum was an aggregated vote. Northern Ireland and Scotland voted to remain, but the vote is aggregated throughout the United Kingdom. It is like where Donegal decides to vote one way in a referendum and a majority of the remainder of the country votes another way. The referendum is throughout the Republic. However, the Prime Minister said in her speech that she wishes to have the devolved administrations represented in the negotiations when they commence. The Deputy's point is that it would be her wish that the Assembly should have had the right to declare its view-----
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