Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. John Bruton

Mr. John Bruton:

That is asymmetrical. This probably comes from sloppy drafting at the time. People were under much pressure and were focused on other things. I do not think they gave much thought to the Border poll provisions in the Good Friday Agreement talks. We have to unscramble that. It will not be easy, because the first person who suggests any deviation will be in big trouble. That is not to say that the overall agreement might not be something we should look at again, in total, to see if it can be improved. I am not sure how that is to be achieved. I think the shared island unit is good. The Deputy from Mayo referred to valuable work, too.

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