Micheál Martin: “The only sensible way to deal with the issue is strong co-operation between the Irish and British governments.”

For us, it would be for the Commission, in my view, to potentially commission that type of independent assessment as well.

We will work as an honest broker to try to narrow gaps and to bring people together.

I think we need to be careful of these stories, who's feeding them into the ether? Why?

We must defend and vindicate these values - both within Europe and globally - and this parliament has a vital role to play.