Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Fundamentally, this agreement will change little unless we see an end to the behaviour of recent years which has delivered institutions focused on the interests of two parties rather than the public interest. The most effective way to tackle this would be for the leaders of the two Governments to end their disengagement and start treating Northern Ireland as a subject worthy of their active attention. That the UK Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron, attended no negotiation and merely held a meeting with two of the leaders is appalling. How can we build a united society in Northern Ireland if we do not even try to engage with its problems and ignore so many of its representatives?

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