Emer Currie (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have covered the cost of energy a lot, and our response.

I must, however, raise the point that we have a Parliament to discuss this whereas in the North at the moment, there is no Assembly. They are looking at £400 million sitting there that they cannot access while there is no Assembly. I was lucky enough to be in Oxford for the British-Irish Association conference and I heard Commissioner Šefovi. I believe there is an appetite for a negotiated deal. Over the past years I have witnessed how the Good Friday Agreement is being abused to justify certain positions. The whole thing about the Good Friday Agreement is that it is based on generosity and that there are no winners or losers. Yet, we are currently dealing with actors who seem to want to win or for someone to lose. I am asking our MEPs where they feel we are realistically in relation to finding a settlement with the UK, which does seem to continue with this winner and loser narrative.