Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Fianna Fáil Party warmly welcomed the Stormont House Agreement towards the end of last December. It is an important mechanism to advance a number of outstanding issues, including identity, the need for welfare reform to meet the needs of the less well-off, and making Government finance in Northern Ireland more sustainable. Many of the issues are ones we do not have the luxury of allowing to fester. Can the Minister provide an update on the progress made in the four months since signing of the agreement in advancing these issues?

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