Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are for the proposals in Gothenburg on a social pillar. There are lots of things we will be in favour of, as the Deputy can imagine. We are for the completion of the digital Single Market, which was the purpose of the summit in Tallinn.

I understand what Deputy Adams is saying but from the way he speaks, he does not quite understand the situation. This is a negotiation. The Government of Ireland is not in a position to insist or make demands on anyone, whether it is the European Union as a whole or the United Kingdom. Making demands is a form of politics. It is not a form of negotiation. One can demand all one likes. It does not result in an outcome.

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