Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I commend the Taoiseach on the discussions he has already had. The time involved in the discussion on the Northern Ireland protocol is important. It cannot remain static, immovable or unmoved for a considerable period, considering the extent to which the European Union supported the calls to prevent land borders in this country, the need to address the pressing issues from the point of view of the European Union and the United States and the need to work at the issues involved with a view to resolving them at the earliest possible date.

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