Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We also know that the British Prime Minister is talking about the US-Canada border. My question is that if we see no further progress and if we cannot get to agree to a legal text, probably in the next 12 weeks, between the United Kingdom and the European Union on a backstop because of a gulf in the understanding of what it might be, will the Government seek to pause the trade talks in order that we can force through that priority and get agreement and then move back into trade talks?

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