Taoiseach calls on Britain to outline Brexit border plans

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called on Britain to outline its plans for the North and the border, as regards Brexit, ahead of an EU summit that will decide if trade negotiations go ahead.

Speaking at the party’s national conference in Cavan, he confirmed that Fine Gael is considering controversial plans to link people’s dole payments to their employment history. The shift in Ireland’s welfare system could reduce dole payments if someone has made few or no PRSI contributions, while someone who has worked all their life may get large welfare amounts immediately after losing their job.

At the two-day conference, Mr Varadkar said that income taxes will be further reduced over the next three budgets if Fine Gael remain in government.