Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the statements made during the British general election that potential changes, if implemented by the new British Government, could have significant implications for the Belfast Agreement and other agreements negotiated between the British and Irish Governments. The peace process and how it has developed are important both for the United Kingdom, the Republic and, most of all, the people of Northern Ireland, who have seen a period of peace as a consequence of the Agreement. Therefore, any proposals that would affect key elements of the Agreement have great significance for everybody on this island but also the United Kingdom itself. In that context, contact is ongoing between the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Charlie Flanagan, the Minister of State, Deputy Sean Sherlock, the parties in the North and London, and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who has renewed her tenure of office. There is constant contact and there will be contact between the Taoiseach and the newly elected British Prime Minister in the near future. These matters are very important.

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