Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Regardless of the deal that emerges, the Tory Brexit has been rejected by people on this island, not least those represented by my party, Sinn Féin, which is an all-Ireland party. Clearly, we are in the negotiation endgame. It is important to recall that there is no good Brexit for Ireland. There will be significant challenges for our island in any post-deal environment. The threat posed by the British Government's attempt to undermine the Good Friday Agreement will be ongoing and will have to be challenged. East-west trade will have to be provided for. Irish fishermen need clarification on what any deal might mean. Ireland's interests will have to be fought for when the future trading relationship is being negotiated. There is no doubt that the ramifications of Brexit will be felt indefinitely. The big solution to all of this will be found when partition on this island is eventually ended. Reunification, and the ending of the involvement of the British Government in our affairs, is the future. The constitutional arrangements for the North are codified in the Good Friday Agreement, as are the mechanisms for the emergence of new constitutional arrangements for Irish unity. Brexit has shown us once again why Irish unity is not simply an aspiration. Irish unity is now an absolute necessity.

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