Frank Feighan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are absolutely committed members of the EU. At the last poll, over 92% expressed satisfaction with the EU. I say again that we want a good deal for our colleagues in the United Kingdom, but the following is also happening. The Right Honourable Jacob Rees-Mogg has said that if the Irish Government obliges the UK to choose between the Republic of Ireland and the Union, they will chose the latter. We are in a very difficult situation but there are two people drowning here. There is the European Union and the United Kingdom. If people like Jacob Rees-Mogg continue to make unhelpful statements, they could be the catalyst for the break-up of the United Kingdom. Not only that, Mr. Rees-Mogg may also come to be seen as the midwife who delivered a united Ireland.