In regard to the Government's preparations for Brexit, legislative or otherwise, and following on from the Taoiseach's comment earlier that the British Prime Minister will visit Government Buildings - I hope you can give me some latitude a Cheann Comhairle - is there a possibility that we could invite Mrs. Theresa May to speak in this House, as there has been a long tradition of various Prime Ministers speaking here? It would be important that she sets out to this House, in a similar way as she did today, what her views on Brexit are. How would the Government or this House for that matter send an invitation for her to speak here on that critical issue? It is important that the Prime Minister does not simply visit Government Buildings and have no engagement with the rest of the political system.

I received a letter from the Ceann Comhairle today in regard to this matter. I cannot give Deputy Ryan a definitive answer but I will act on the letter received from the Ceann Comhairle to see whether that might be possible. When the Prime Minister agreed to come here, a time schedule was set in place and I do not have the details of her day other than the indication of coming to discuss these matters but I will follow through on the Ceann Comhairle's letter.