Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 February 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
2:00 pm
Mr. Pat Doherty:
I agree with Senator Feighan's comment that, by and large, the British and Irish Governments had been allies at the European table. However, let us remember that the British Government does not have permanent friends; it only has permanent interests. That is where the land lies at this point in time.