Emer Currie (Fine Gael)
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I will remember that. Mr. Holder and Ms Boyd are very welcome. I have to say that the information they provided us in advance is incredibly useful. It is also stark in terms of where we are on rights. I thank them for their work, especially, their legal work with regard to legacy and the report they did was very powerful.

We can really see the gaps in the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and the effect that not introducing the bill of rights has had. We are dealing consistently now with agreements that are not being implemented by the British Government, as well as in terms of things not happening at Stormont that have been agreed to. How common is that and what can we do about it? Our guests outlined the challenges in regard to the bill of rights, the expert panel and progressing that, and they spoke about the international protections from legacy. It has been almost 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement. To what extent have key parts of it not been implemented and successive international agreements not followed through on?

My next question relates to the common travel area, CTA. We have a memorandum of understanding at the moment. I have heard people say a stronger statutory basis is required for the CTA. What are our guests' views on that? Deputy Conway-Walsh, Ms Gildernew MP and I attended an all-Ireland women's forum last week, at which we heard from the human rights commissioners North and South. There was a discussion about how the North is falling behind in respect of rights. I would like to hear our guests' views on that too.

Everything they have said is bang on. It is useful for us to have this information in such detail.