Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thought that might be better. I was actually anticipating that we might be speaking as leaders. I only heard last week that we would not be and that it would be the joint committees coming together, which would seem potentially to prevent that and I know it is not the intention because apparently we can all go and attend the joint committees. I understood originally that we would speak as party leaders in response when making contributions, just like we did with Michel Barnier. I understand that Michel Barnier is not a head of state, but he spoke to the Dáil. Maybe we can get clarity on that. That might have been a better option than three committees.

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