Niall Blaney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For me, that is a vital element. Today, different things are going on behind the scenes, such as the protocol, Brexit, the shared island unit and creating shared spaces as we all move forward. For me, this is vitally important. We need to know from the one period of time on this island when they did all agree what was the architecture, what was happening in the room, how trust was gained, and how was it the case that unionism was now coming forward and saying “Yes” when before that was never possible.

It has not been mentioned today, but I will mention it, that we used to refer to Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness as "the chuckle brothers". That key relationship helped to carry the Stormont Executive for many years after the Good Friday Agreement. How key was that and how has that been lost?

Some would even say today that the Good Friday Agreement is out of date. I certainly would not say that, but I have heard it said. What is Mr. O’Connor’s view in relation to that?

I would also like to know Mr. O'Connor's view of the current situation and what is going on in the shared island unit. If we are to have a shared future, what is his opinion of how that could best move forward? What relations are needed, even outside of the two Governments? I know they are a key part of it. If we are to move on and create something concrete into the future, what form does Mr. O’Connor think that should take?