Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is correct in that sense that the party goes back a long way. However, in respect of the potential for a united Ireland, the visionaries who put the Good Friday Agreement together foresaw a time when that may become a decision to be made by the people of the North and the people of the Republic. The answer to the Deputy's question is that there will be time to consider the consolidated paper, and rightly so, because these are the most important negotiations, both between Ireland and the UK and between the UK and the EU, of which we will continue to be a member, for many years. They will impact on all our citizens for many years to come and, therefore, everybody should have their say.

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