Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----and has consistently campaigned in every referendum since. That is not the case with Deputy Mary Lou McDonald's new party, Sinn Féin, because its members have consistently campaigned against every referendum, including entry into EEC and consequent on it every referendum that allowed for further expansion of the EU, changes to the institutions and all that flowed from that. It is strange that she would come into this House and consistently attack the party that has brought us to the European table in more ways than one in terms of advocating for closer integration as a nation in the Union.

When one looks at the huge concerns that have been expressed by Sinn Féin on Brexit and the impact on Northern Ireland and the potential for a hard border, it is exactly to the point and shows how hypocritical the party is, because if we had followed its rule of thumb, we would have had a hard border in reverse, because the UK would been in the European Union and Ireland would not have been. A little bit of contrition from Sinn Féin on the issue of Europe and where we are globally as a nation would not go astray all.

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