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

On the Cabinet sub-committees, does the Taoiseach believe it is wise or appropriate for Brexit to be put alongside European issues? I understood that international affairs also featured in that sub-committee. Will the Taoiseach clarify this point?

Brexit issues require a singular focus and effort. When we last spoke on these on 3 October, the Taoiseach told us that the previous sub-committee meeting had taken place on 11 September, that is some three and a half weeks. The idea that any sub-committee that engaged in a serious piece of work, and especially Brexit, would meet almost monthly is ludicrous and irresponsible.

I disagree with how Deputy Mícheál Martin has dealt with the threat of a Border on the island of Ireland. The Taoiseach is correct to hold firm on the line and the understanding that there can be, and will be, no Border on the island. The efforts to secure what Sinn Féin has described as special designated status - it does not matter what it is called, it only matters what it does - in order to ensure that Ireland in its totality remains within the Single Market and the customs union is what is important. I do not believe that it is beneficial or appropriate to debate what the electronic Border might look like.

The idea of mimicking toll free traffic on the M50 which I think is Fianna Fáil's brainwave-----

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