Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

The parole board is functioning satisfactorily at present on a non-statutory basis. The Deputy will appreciate we currently have other priorities.

In regard to the St. Andrews agreement, the Attorney General is considering all of the issues which arise from that agreement, including whether any changes to or developments in the Good Friday Agreement would be of such an order as to require a constitutional process in this State. That is an issue on which he will advise the Government when all of the outworkings of the St. Andrews agreement, including the legislative changes which will be coming forward at Westminster are to hand and we have a clearer picture of the extent of the developments and changes embodied in the process that was agreed between the parties.

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