Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Will the Taoiseach return to the subject I raised with him, namely, his stated commitment to keep the North of Ireland within the Single Market and the customs union? In the midst of all his committees, subcommittees and all that paraphernalia and with the competing political priorities, what concretely does he propose to do to advance that position? Why did he not raise that position with Theresa May in Downing Street the other day? I do not know what that was all about. I invite him to move away from the nonsense of invisible borders. It is an astonishing concept.

On a different issue, the Taoiseach is aware that the previous Taoiseach visited the north-east inner city of Dublin on many occasions. He will be aware of the very particular challenges faced by those communities. They are not unique but it is certainly the case, given what is called a gangland struggle that is under way, that the communities I happen to represent are very much caught in the middle of that. I would like the Taoiseach to give an indication of his continuing commitment to that process and, most specifically, to address my questions regarding the customs union and the Single Market.

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