Dáil debates

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Brexit: Statements (Resumed)

 

8:05 pm

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will speak directly to what needs to be done on Brexit and suggest to the House three big priorities, which are protecting Irish jobs and securing new ones, safeguarding the peace process and the welfare of the people of Northern Ireland, and removing uncertainty from the negotiations where possible. There is probably a good deal of consensus between Fianna Fáil and the Government on these priorities, but where there will not be consensus is we believe the Government needs to do much more in all three areas. This is our view, it is the view of the public as, according to polling, two thirds of the public believe the Government is clueless on Brexit, and it is the view of many people involved in preparing their companies, their clients or their members for Brexit.

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