Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----this is the only unique, particular, specific special case in Europe where the land border will apply. We do not want a return to a hard border and we will not have a return to a hard border. That has been agreed by the Irish and British Governments and is reflected in the Prime Minister's letter triggering Article 50. It is reflected in the European Parliament's paperwork and document about Northern Ireland, the Border, the peace process and the common travel area and it is reflected in the European Union's Council-----

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