Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC

Photo of Pauline TullyPauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank IBEC for its presentation. I note it said the investment we have seen in the country since the Good Friday Agreement and the relative peace is not yet delivering on its full potential. IBEC obviously sees more potential. What could the Government here do to expand on this potential? Has IBEC seen a huge increase in investment from the US or other global entities since Brexit, in the North and the Border region in particular? Is there something that could be done to attract more? I come from Cavan in the Border region. Cavan has so much more in common with Fermanagh than the other counties around it, including with regard to tourism and the lakes. So much more could be expanded. I agree with what Senator Ó Donnghaile said. Many people who live in my constituency and work in the North and vice versaare affected with regard to travel if they are non-EU citizens. It is having a drastic effect.

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