Feargal Quinn (Independent)

My amendment on this matter, which I was told by the Chairman was not allowed, was to suggest we should establish an independent commission to report, in the coming year, on the benefits and disadvantages of our signing up to the Schengen Agreement and removing our link with Britain. The land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic will not be affected in that it seems the British are putting into operation controls between the island of Britain and the island of Ireland. Signing up to the Schengen Agreement will remove the requirement for emergency passports because the existing passport arrangements will not apply when we travel to the 24 countries that have signed up to the agreement.