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

The purpose of having an Article 50 discussion, or an Article 50 Council, in September would be if the EU was to modify our guidelines. That would be the purpose of it. We can have an informal chat at any time, and I am sure we will. We will not have a formal Article 50 Council unless we are going to modify the EU negotiating guidelines. It is too soon at this stage to say we are going to do that. It is definitely a possibility. Everyone is wise to the fact that it is definitely an option. We are all going to be in Salzburg in September. If it makes sense, we will do that.

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