Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We need to see the details of the plan so that we can share it and get it out there. Hope is no longer a strategy. The Tánaiste has hoped for a long time but, whether by accident or design, it seems we are moving towards a hard Brexit. The Tánaiste spoke of the challenge of protecting the Single Market while maintaining an all-island economy and said the Government was discussing detail. Surely that detail should be shared with the House. It is detail that is relevant to every single citizen of this island, in all 32 counties. We are their representatives. I presume that detail is being discussed in Paris today and will be discussed with Chancellor Merkel on Thursday. However, it is not being discussed in this House. The Government needs to share that detail and involve us in its planning. I presume the Taoiseach and President Macron are not discussing their Kylie collections today. They must be discussing this level of detail. This House should have some knowledge. We do not want to be given the entire negotiating strategy but we should have knowledge of the principles and key commitments to which the Taoiseach will sign up with President Macron and Chancellor Merkel on behalf of this island this week.

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