Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has outlined the location of previous and future national commemoration events. Will he give consideration to the holding of an all-island commemoration in the future with a North-South ministerial dimension?

The commemoration affects the 32 counties. Would the Minister of State's Department, in conjunction with its Northern counterpart, consider doing this on a joint basis, including the possibility that a national all-island commemoration might be held in one of the Six Counties? Parts of that area also suffered greatly during the Famine.

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