Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy will be glad to know I raised and discussed this issue last week with President Macron, who is acutely aware of the needs of the west of Ireland. To be fair, Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, has raised this issue with us also in the context of an all-island approach to a Tour de France event. An all-island focus would be particularly important. We are working on with Northern Ireland political representatives, the UK Government and the French Government to see if we could put-----

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