Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Neal is very welcome. I thank him very much for taking time out to be with us here this afternoon. We really welcome his contribution. We thank him personally for the work he has done on the Good Friday Agreement and the peace we enjoy on our island. For someone who was born and lives in a Border county, we more than most are grateful and appreciate every day the change it has brought to our lives and communities. I thank Mr. Neal for his support for the Good Friday Agreement and any potential trade agreements with the UK which he mentioned several times today. He has put the Good Friday Agreement on an elevation that is second to none and for that we are extremely grateful.

I know he looks forward to a new Administration taking office in the USA on 6 January. How will the world, and Ireland, see a change in outlook compared with the previous Administration? An issue close to all members and to the Congressman is that of the undocumented Irish in America. Does he see any developments for all those undocumented who, as we go into Christmas week next week, are thinking of loved ones in Ireland that they cannot visit and would like to be in a position to do so?