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

In terms of the joint report, it was formally adopted by Government this morning. It does not require a parliamentary vote but if one is possible I would be happy to accept it and welcome it. However, I am not sure that will be possible because I will be travelling on Thursday so that would have to be done today or tomorrow.

On the question relating to the European Court of Justice, ECJ, the plan as set out in the joint report is that the ECJ will continue to have jurisdiction over citizens' rights for a period of about eight years but that will not be permanent. EU citizens who do not live in the EU will not be able to access the European Court of Justice in perpetuity in the same way United States citizens who do not live in the US cannot access the US courts and Irish citizens who do not live in Ireland cannot, in all circumstances, access the Irish courts because locus standi-----

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