Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies

11:00 am

Ms Ruth Taillon:

While it is not violence as such, I would see that in the context of a legacy issue. We are not unique and what we call post-conflict violence is something that happens everywhere. I see some of the criminality that goes on as a legacy issue and believe that will be addressed in a holistic manner. We are not experts in justice, but we are addressing some of the other social and economic activities that support that kind of activity. Therefore, it may be addressed by dealing with criminality. If many of these issues are not dealt with, we could see a real deterioration in the social fabric. That is already happening in some urban areas in the North and in some estates around the Border region. We do not have a solution for smuggling except to suggest that a tax rebate might be provided on fuel.

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