Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

The Short Strand is a small Nationalist enclave in east Belfast. A great deal of work has been done by people in that community and by their neighbours in loyalist neighbourhoods. This has nothing to do with parading and it is not representative of either of these proud east Belfast communities. I accept the Taoiseach does not have the briefing note, but it is good that a briefing will be provided. Does the Taoiseach agree that the more ongoing and informal contact, good neighbourliness and so on there is, the better for all of us?

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