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

He never mentions them and I just thought I would put that on the record.

On the backstop, it is important to remember the joint report in December which set out options A, B, and C. Option A is about avoiding a hard border through the future relationship; option B provides for specific solutions proposed by the UK; and option C is the backstop. We should never forget that this is intended to be a backstop. It is intended that it will never be invoked. If it is ever invoked, it would only be temporary as a bridge to option A or B.

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