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

I am not sure exactly what the Deputy is driving at. The Tánaiste was referring to checks on goods moving from the UK to Ireland. That is what the backstop provides for. The backstop and the withdrawal agreement provide for checks on the movement of goods between Britain and Ireland at the ports at Dublin, Dublin Airport and Rosslare and also at the ports in Northern Ireland. That is what the withdrawal agreement provides for. That is what the backstop provides for: checks on goods traded between Britain and Ireland.

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