Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

Much of what the Deputy said was a comment, not a question. The tenor of the discussion with the Attorney General was in the context of the implications of the Crotty decision and whether the Government can, unilaterally and without reference to the people, make any amendment to the Good Friday Agreement or any international agreement. We are awaiting the Attorney General's view but his view cannot be given until he sees the legislation relating to the institutional arrangements, particularly those in Strand 1 and Strand 2.

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