Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Let Deputy Adams be under no illusions. I gave Prime Minister Rajoy a very detailed briefing of the situation that applies in Ireland. He is very aware of that. I have known him over many years and met him at different meetings. He made the point that there is serious investment in Britain from Spain and that a very sizeable number of British people live in Spain. He was interested in the issues that may arise when Britain leaves the Single Market but also in dealing with the British people who live in Spain and the Spaniards who live in Britain in the same way we have here. These are issues that are of real concern to people in respect of the benefits and rights they have at their disposal now.

I said to Deputy Adams yesterday that we dropped Articles 2 and 3 by constitutional referendum. The Deputy calls it a disputed territory, I call it Northern Ireland and the Six Counties. That is an issue that is now protected under the international agreement of Good Friday and is not fulfilled or comhlíonta in its entirety. We will work very hard with both the incoming assembly and the British Government to advance more issues to be completed under that. I have read the Deputy's document so he does not need to send it to me again. I have it on my desk. It is not just about extra resources. The issue here is contained in the Good Friday Agreement. I am concerned now about the post-Brexit vision for Northern Ireland and the post-Brexit vision for the Republic and our island economy in general. They are issues I intend to discuss with Prime Minister May when I meet her next week.

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