Dáil debates
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
12:40 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
We will do everything we possibly can, as we have in the past two years and will for the next three or four months, to avoid a crash-out, no-deal scenario. We have negotiated a withdrawal agreement and a backstop and will continue to work towards its ratification. However, I would not be telling the country and the House the truth if I said if we have no deal and the United Kingdom crashes out, I could somehow promise that we would not end up in a difficult situation and a scenario none of us wants. That is why we have to secure a withdrawal agreement and ensure we will not end up in a no-deal scenario, but I cannot make a promise that is not true.
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