Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach
Ms Aingeal O?Donoghue:
In that regard, we are probably in the early days. The Taoiseach had a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Sunak in Belfast. Part of what they spoke about was the potential for closer co-operation in various sectors, but we have not necessarily delved into the detail. To echo a phrase a colleague of ours has used, it is sometimes about having the right proposition. For example, on the Co-centre Programme for research, we have a contribution from the British Government. We are engaged in a peatlands initiative.
As part of that, we are doing a project that involves Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Those are some examples. The Windsor Framework brought settlement. Particularly regarding EU-UK relations, settling those issues opens the way for greater British-Irish engagement. We will begin to work through that.
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