Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute
Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
As can be seen, there are lots of questions. It has been a fascinating few hours. I have one question, and I would love if the witnesses could furnish an answer on it. The countries that comprise the EUREGIO area, namely, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg, co-operate in Europe. They have cross-border workers and integrated healthcare. They do a lot of stuff that we want to do on this island but that we are restrained from doing as a result of politics or policy. Has any analysis been done about how they work in the EUREGIO area and how we can work, going back to my question on a possible framework for cross-Border, low-level co-operation? This is one of our favourite topics - economic integration and advancement of the island of Ireland. I thank the witnesses. It has been fascinating. We could have kept them here until tomorrow and we still would not have all of our questions answered.
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