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

In regard to what I mean by Norway-plus, at the moment, as people will probably know, Norway is not part of an extended customs union. That means that there is a border and border checks between Norway and the EU. If Britain chose to effectively become an extension of the Single Market, we would like to see the option for it also to be in a customs union partnership. That would be a Norway-plus model that would require no border checks, because then the UK would be part of the same customs union, unlike Norway.

11 o’clock

That is what I mean when I refer to a Norway-plus model.

This is difficult for Britain – I absolutely accept that. It is complicated for Britain to be simply an extension of the Single Market but not involved in setting the rules of the market in the EU institutions. It is something that needs a great deal of consideration.

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