Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 November 2018
158. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he expects the draft Brexit proposals to be approved by all parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48357/18]
View answerThe Brexit negotiations have been a long and complex process, and we should first welcome the progress made in getting to the current juncture.
Prime Minister May’s Cabinet have indicated that, for their side, the draft text for the Withdrawal Agreement is an acceptable basis on which to proceed towards a meeting of the European Council to sign-off on it.
We can now look ahead to a meeting of the European Council on 25 November to endorse what has been proposed, and it will then be for the UK Parliament and the European Parliament to give their respective approval in accordance with their own procedures.
