The Taoiseach says he won't put any timeframe on reaching a deal around the Northern Ireland Protocol. Micheál Martin met British PM Rishi Sunak last night to discuss the Protocol and restoring devolved Government in Northern Ireland.
Today he'll meet other leaders from across the UK including British Minister Michael Gove and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Last night Prime Minister Sunak said he had an engaging meeting with the Taoiseach.
"What I think we all recognise is that the Protocol is having a real impact on the ground on families and on businesses in Northern Ireland. It's threatening Northern Ireland's place in the UK and I want to resolve that.
"I am deeply committed to the Belfast Good Friday Agreement; I want to see the institutions back up and running in Northern Ireland because that is what the people in Northern Ireland need and deserve," Mr Sunak added.
Meanwhile, Irish MEP for Midlands Northwest, Chris MacManus, says the British Government is not trying to work through the issues over the Protocol. He says there is "an unreliability" with Britain as a partner in trying to get through the ongoing problems that are there.
"If Britain wants to be taken seriously it needs to demonstrate the political will to reach that agreement. But fundamentally this goes back to the internal problems within the Tory party," he said.
