Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As a matter of record, we made a point yesterday of briefing Opposition parties first before taking questions from the media and briefing them. I believe that was the right thing to do because we are relying on the co-operation of Opposition parties to get a significant legislation through the House in an extraordinary circumstance. The common travel area memorandum of understanding to be agreed between the two Governments will have legislation linked to it as well. The plan is to have that legislation as part of the omnibus legislation to ensure that we get all that we need to get passed before the end of March, should it be necessary to do that in the context of a no-deal Brexit.

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