Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Northern Executive, including all its Ministers, is legally obliged to comply with the commitments set out in the withdrawal agreement and the protocol. Yet, yesterday evening we witnessed a reckless stunt on the part of the DUP. A Minister who is no stranger to political chaos stated that he had instructed his Department to stop all checks on goods at ports. This is a cynical attempt by Edwin Poots to shore up his own political position and that of his party as we face into an assembly election in a number of weeks. Has the Government raised this issue with the British Government and made it clear that this is in breach of an international agreement?

Given the seriousness of the matter, has the Taoiseach spoken with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about it?

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