Mr. Mickey Brady:

I thank Mr. Powell for his presentation. The possibility of a border poll has been alluded to. That is integral to the Good Friday Agreement. We have met several recent secretaries of state and none has been able to give us a definitive answer regarding criteria. It seems nebulous at this point. It struck me that the current leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, declared himself to be a unionist. What are Mr. Powell's views on the fact that the Labour Party should and might remain neutral on this issue and let the people of Ireland decide?

Preparation for a border poll has been mentioned. It is important that it does not happen like Brexit, which was almost a spontaneous thing where people did not know what they were voting for. We have not received a definitive answer to a question we have asked about establishing a citizens' assembly to deal with the issues involved in any constitutional change. What are Mr. Powell's views on that and its importance in continuing the ethos of the Good Friday Agreement?

As has been stated, the committee is on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement but many parts of it do not seem to have been implemented or have been studiously ignored.