Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A point was made here recently by one of the people involved in the agreement who was a civil servant - now our ambassador to Canada - that we ought to look at places like Canada to consider issues around how that confederation works. Are there lessons to be learned there as to how one could have a new relationship on the island that would try to satisfy people on both sides, more than the present one does? That is perhaps a topic for this committee to follow up.