Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion
9:30 am
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
That would be really useful. Notwithstanding the focused investment that needs to be in this area, there are some opportunities as well under PEACEPLUS around the exchange between local authorities across the island. We should have women's groups in Mayo, Cork or different counties able to exchange with communities in the North and have a framework and the academic involvement. The action research we gather in all of this is hugely important. That it is much more than just the exchange of ideas but that it should be captured and documented in a way that it is evidence and that we are building up that picture. The return for investment in that type of work is invaluable. I speak with my public expenditure hat on. Maybe we could talk about the return on investment and the cost in the longer term if we do not do that work.
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