Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I echo Senator Wall's call for more changing places, toilets and facilities. He is dead right that the northern part of this country does these things an awful lot better than we do and we need to improve. It would be remiss of me, as a Member of this House and proud County Louth woman, not to mention our proud son, Joe Biden. I must also take umbrage at the fact that County Mayo is getting ownership of all his genetics when we all know the Biden clan came from Owen Finnegan and Ms Kearney from Templetown in Cooley. We must be very proud of our son, or perhaps cousin, Mr. Biden, and hope we can welcome him home as President of the United States. I fully agree with Senator Martin on the importance of democracy and how we work on, encourage and improve our democracy.

In light of Brexit, which I think is only 49 days away, I ask the Leader that we have a debate on an all-Ireland economy post Brexit. We need to ensure the Northern Government and the Government here work to create a Border economic zone in light of Brexit. North County Louth, Dundalk, the Newry and Mourne district and the entire Border region, North and South, are going to suffer. I would appreciate a debate on how we are going to support both sides of the Border after Brexit.