It is not for me to tell the Leader how to do his job but he is aware of my position on the Brexit debate which he facilitated.

Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. I thank the 16 Senators for their contributions to the Order of Business. I will begin by welcoming the rehabilitation of Senator Mark Daly to the Front Bench of the Fianna Fáil Party as the new Acting Leader of the Opposition. He is welcome back.

To clarify, he never left us.

I thank the Leader.

It is good to see him in the front seat again.

He has been in the front seat all of the time.

I am not sure how much longer he will be there.

The Leader should go to Specsavers.

He is in the driving seat.

I am not sure whether it is to new Fianna Fáil, old Fianna Fáil or continuity Fianna Fáil, but Senator Mark Daly is welcome back.

We are Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party.

The Whip will confirm that Senator Mark Daly has been a member of the Front Bench in the Seanad.

The Cathaoirleach has ruled judiciously on the Brexit issue and we will hold a debate with the Tánaiste, but it would be remiss of me as Leader if I did not respond to Senators Mark Daly, Norris and Feighan, who raised the matter. I welcome the Prime Minister's clarification and how he has distanced himself from the non-paper comments. It is important that the UK negotiates in good faith. We all stand firm in our desire for there to be no custom checks against the will of the people, North or South. The Tánaiste, the Taoiseach and the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, have been clear on that point. I commend my constituency colleague, the Tánaiste, on his steadfastness and clarity in the negotiations and on the position he has taken. As the Cathaoirleach stated, we will debate the matter at the conclusion of the Order of Business.

Senators Mark Daly, Higgins, Hopkins, Ó Céidigh and Marie-Louise O'Donnell made reference to the-----