Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The EU 27 will negotiate as a bloc with the United Kingdom. Many theories are being put forward by academics and those who have worked in various sectors, but it is clear that the closest possible relationship we can have is the relationship we now have. How will we be able to get back to it if the United Kingdom leaves the Single Market and has a different position where trading, the customs union and the WTO rules are concerned? Deputy Brendan Howlin has made a valid point about ports. One of the opportunities the European Investment Bank will present relates to the capacity to invest in serious infrastructure here once there is a line of investment to actually repay those loans and have conditions set by which that would apply.

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