Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On domestic preparations for Brexit, Fianna Fáil believes the Tánaiste and the Government have been asleep at the wheel from day one, but, as the Tánaiste well knows, we have supported him on the international aspects. That does not mean, however, that we will not ask him tough questions here when we see that no progress has been made. Yesterday we saw a document that showed progress had been made in the Brexit negotiations but not on the issue of the Border. We know that the British Government has stated it will sign up to a backstop arrangement. We also know that it has rejected emphatically the European Union's interpretation of a backstop.

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