Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 29 September 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Mark Durkan
John McGahon (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
That is the benefit of coming slightly later. I have met Mr. Durkan previously. It is good to see him again.
One of the useful things about the debate here is we have the opportunity to ask architects of the Good Friday Agreement about the past but also about their views of events today. Mr. Durkan has been an MP for more than 12 years. He knows Westminster inside out. He knows it intrinsically. The Irish Government has made many comments in the media in recent weeks that the new premiership of Ms Liz Truss offers the opportunity for a reset of Irish and British relations and that reset is important. With Mr. Durkan's experience of both Irish politics and being in Westminster, does he think that reset is likely or feasible?
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