Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is a challenging process. The EU generally negotiates on the basis of precedent, laws and regulations and treaties because it is a collection of countries. That is the sensible way to proceed. We have made the case that Ireland is uniquely exposed in a whole series of ways to Brexit. I refer to the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement, and also a protection, trading and citizens' rights perspective and all of the other things that we have raised. We are raising the kind of things that Deputy Cullinane is raising today. We will continue to do that.

When the Taoiseach talks about a Norway-plus model what he is essentially advocating for is the closest possible relationship between Britain and the European Union-----

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