Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Thank you very much for that introduction, Chair. It truly is an honour to meet Senator Mitchell today, even though it is online. He has been an inspiration to many for many years. I say a huge thank you to him for all the work he has done on the Good Friday Agreement. I met him a few years ago through Jim Zogby in Washington. Again, it was only online, but I hope some day to meet him in person. That is an aspiration of mine. I would love to meet him in person.

I have a couple of questions for Senator Mitchell. What would he say to all those working so hard at the moment to secure a negotiated solution to the proper implementation of the protocol? What would his advice or guidance be to all of them? Does he have any advice?