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On discussions with the EU about plans for border in the event of a no-deal, the Tanaiste says: "That process hasn’t concluded yet. Our team met the European Commission last week and are meeting them again this week."
"We are now talking very directly about how we can minimise the disruption to the all island economy while at the same time ensuring that the republic of Ireland is not taken out of the EU single market by default." - @simoncoveney
@simoncoveney But he tells opposition: "That will involve difficult choices and a very open discussion in this Chamber in terms of how and why we have made those choices and I hope I will get the support of colleagues in our attempts to get that balance right."
@simoncoveney In response to criticism from the opposition around the lack of info on border plans post no-deal #Brexit, the Tanaiste @simoncoveney says it would have been "crazy" if info was published months ago and have "some people latch on to it as an alternative arrangement."
@simoncoveney Simon Coveney adds: "I can assure you we will be upfront about it once we get an agreement with the Commission around what we need to do and the timelines for that and we will share it with opposition spokespeople once we can." #brexit
