Ms Tara Farrell:

To follow Dr. Soares's point, from our perspective as a grassroots organisation there has not been any other space of this nature. When we speak about structures that are fit for purpose, bearing in mind the project started in 2014 and we have been involved since 2015, our concern is if we do not continue to facilitate this grassroots dialogue and all-island co-operation and co-operation between these islands, we will not have an understanding of the issues we all face on these islands. There is a huge opportunity and we are working at various levels. We took part in a Northern Ireland European Women's Platform, NIEWP, discussion with the five nations on the economic impact of Brexit for women. It covered a wide range of issues that perhaps do not always make headlines every day, for example, the issue of domestic violence and barring orders in jurisdictions for women living in Border areas. This is very important. We became involved in this because we could see the necessity for it. At the time, we felt the idea of grassroots co-operation was not necessarily a priority for many of the administrations. Our participation was driven by these concerns. To echo Dr. Soares's point on the Good Friday Agreement, the Irish Government is a co-guarantor of it. While the economic dialogue is absolutely critical, we also have to focus on grassroots communities and the issues they will face whatever happens as a result of Brexit.