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Senator Terry Leyden speaks at Plenary Session of Council of Europe

10/11/2016

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I posed the following question to President of France, Francois Hollande as he addressed Council of Europe today, 11 October 2016
"On my own behalf and Irish Delegation Failte,Welcome President Hollande. We in Ireland are deeply concerned of the economic impact of Brexit on Ireland, having a 499 KM Border with United Kingdom and €1 billion euro trade in goods and services every week.
We are the only Country in Europe with a border within Ireland with UK. Would you Mr.President support Ireland having representative at negotiations between European Union and U.K to protect our vital economic interests.

http://assembly.coe.int/Documents/Records/2016/E/1610111000E.htm

      Mr LEYDEN (Ireland, Spokesperson for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) – On my own behalf, and on behalf of the Irish delegation and my ALDE colleagues, I say fáilte – welcome – to President Hollande. We in Ireland are deeply concerned about the economic impact of Brexit, as we have a 499 km border with the United Kingdom, and €1 billion in trade in goods and services every week, and are the only country in Europe with a border, within Ireland, with the United Kingdom. Mr President, would you support Ireland having a representative at the negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom to protect our economic interests in this regard?

      Mr HOLLANDE* – Brexit was a decision made by the British people and now, of course, that has to be fully respected and implemented. I had hoped that the negotiations would start quickly, but Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, prefers to put them off and open the negotiations in March, and we respect that. There can be no negotiations between now and then. As of March, the European Commission together with the European Council will be able to engage in negotiations that determine the conditions under which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. Obviously, certain issues directly affect Ireland and that will have to be taken into consideration by European Commission negotiators, in close consultation with the Irish authorities. Having been to Ireland – I visited Dublin recently – I have made it clear what the situation is and what rules will need to be applied. At present, the United Kingdom is an integral part of the European Union, but when the negotiations start, what you said will have to be taken into consideration.

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President of France, Francois Hollande and Senator Terry Leyden - 11 October 2016
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Election to Vice Chairman of Joint Committee on European Affairs - 04 October 2016

10/3/2016

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It was a great honour to be elected vice-chairman of the Joint Committee on European Affairs at a meeting in Leinster House on Tuesday.

I was proposed for the role by Deputy Sean Haughey. I defeated Deputy Bernard Durkan (Fine Gael) by seven votes to three.

About the Joint Committee on European Affairs
The European Union Affairs Committee plays a key role in informing debate on the European Union in Ireland by fully considering important EU developments and initiatives affecting Ireland and in holding the Government to account in Ireland’s relations with Europe

See details of election: oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/DebatesWebPack.nsf/committeetakes/EUJ2016100400002?opendocument#A00300

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