Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy should not misinterpret me now. We do not have a Border when one crosses from Dundalk to Newry. We do not want to see any future signs of that. I disagree with the Deputy when he claims these are meaningless soundbites. The important element is what is not clarified by the British Government yet in respect of the future relationship of the UK with Europe. Is it to be, as the British Prime Minister said, a completely new customs agreement, associate membership in some way or a signatory to some elements of it? There is no preconceived position.

Until such time as that becomes clear, it determines, as Deputy Adams well knows, the nature of the agreement and relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union from where we will negotiate.

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