Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

To delete all words after "calls on the Government to" and substitute the following:"negotiate for Northern Ireland to be designated with a special status within the EU, including:

— to secure the ongoing realisation of rights of citizens in Northern Ireland to avail of Irish, and by consequence EU citizenship, further, to uphold all of the rights and responsibilities associated with EU citizenship;

— to ensure that the four freedoms of movement of goods, workers, and capital, and the establishment and freedom to provide services are maintained;

— to protect ongoing access to EU institutions including the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, and EU sectoral agreements;

— to protect and ensure full implementation of the GFA and subsequent agreements;

— to maintain future funding streams of PEACE and INTERREG financing, as a central part of consolidating and advancing the peace process;

— to enter any forthcoming negotiations in co-operation with our EU colleagues recognising the vote of the majority of citizens in Northern Ireland to remain within the EU, therefore essentially being forced to leave the EU, and to defend and uphold our national interest on an all-island basis;

— to ensure that the Amsterdam Treaty as it relates to the common travel area between the UK and Ireland, is fully respected and upheld;

— to advocate for the ongoing realisation of the rights of citizens in Northern Ireland through the introduction of a bill of rights for Northern Irish citizens;

— to establish a single Minister for Brexit at Cabinet level tasked with leading a whole-of-Government response to the challenge of Brexit;

— to review and reform North-South and British-Irish institutions to ensure that they are fit for purpose in addressing the challenges and opportunities posed by Brexit;

— to ensure both jurisdictions preserve and expand existing areas of mutual cooperation, including in such areas as access to health services, energy provision, education and trade, particularly the agri-food sector; and

— to report to the Houses of the Oireachtas, on a quarterly basis, regarding developments in the Brexit negotiations with a specific sectoral analysis to inform public debate and ensure genuine accountability."

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