Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witness for the presentation. I understand that it was pressure from the US and the UN Security Council threatening sanctions that encouraged the president to sign the peace agreement a week after he said he would not sign it. It will be very fragile. It sounds like a temporary peace and, again, it comes down to the monitoring of the agreement within that peace. Who is playing that role? That is my first question.

I chair the Irish section of AWEPA, which has a programme in Sudan that works with local councils on capacity building and peace and reconciliation. It also works with female MPs.

Are they functioning and what role do they have with the organisation for the various communities they represent?