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

The Stormont House Agreement, which followed on from the Haass talks, is intended to bind the parties and communities closer together in resolving identity and legacy issues, coming to an agreement on welfare reform and making government finance in Northern Ireland more sustainable. Could the Minister outline the progress that is being made in respect of its implementation? We all welcomed the agreement in this House earlier this year and we want to see it implemented. The events of the past few days show that we need to have politics working to its full potential in Northern Ireland.

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