Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is a different issue. The British Parliament has allowed the legislation to be debated and it is quite clear that some Members of Parliament did so with the intention of making fundamental amendments to the agreement. What will happen if the Brexit legislation is seriously challenged?

We should urge the EU to continue to avoid a hard Brexit by giving sufficient time, whatever time the UK requires, to come to a conclusion upon which we can all agree.

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