Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Cathaoirleach knows I love a dialogue. I have two points. On the issue of fear and concerns, the fibre of my political being is about constitutional change and Irish unity. I am unapologetic about that. However, I understand entirely that there are fears out there. That said, I do not think anyone's fear should trump anyone's aspirations and I do not think anyone's aspirations should negate anyone's fears. I live in, come from and have had the privilege of representing a part of Belfast which, when there has been any kind of political destabilisation within unionism or loyalism, has been the first to feel the whiplash of that. I am acutely aware of what people's fears mean.

I do not say that to be glib and I mean it sincerely.

The other point is one I make in this Chamber regularly. Again, I do not want to say it in a combative way but the compromise was the Good Friday Agreement and we all compromised on the Good Friday Agreement. The Good Friday Agreement does not settle the constitutional question; it asks us the constitutional question. We all agreed to that, North and South. That premise, the same spirit that led to the dialogue around that agreement and the same inclusivity should steer this conversation for everyone, no matter where they fall down on the question itself. I thank everybody who attended.