Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

What I pointed out to Deputy Burton in response to her question is that if the legislation has gone through by 7 or 9 March, before the meeting in Malta, the Prime Minister will then at some stage move to trigger Article 50 by letter to the Commission. That letter is important because therein lies the key to what it is we are talking about. In her speech at Lancaster the Prime Minister referred to the fact that Britain is withdrawing from the Single Market. That brings its own implications. We want the common travel area retained. We also made the point that the UK has not defined exactly what it wants in respect of the customs union, whether it is full membership, associate membership or non-membership.

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