Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 September 2018
125. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with his Spanish counterpart in relation to his request for legal guarantees regarding Gibraltar. [38375/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn June I met with my Spanish counterpart, Josep Borrell, in the margins of the Foreign Affairs Council and expressed my appreciation for Spain’s continued support for Ireland and for the inclusion of a legally binding backstop arrangement in the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland which is to form part of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement.
We also discussed the ongoing discussions between Spain and the UK with regard to Gibraltar. At the most recent GAC (Article 50) on 18 September, Spain provided an update to the EU27 on the status of these negotiations. I expressed Ireland’s support for continued efforts to resolve the important issues regarding Gibraltar which arise in the context of the UK’s exit from the EU.
