Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In his remarks the Taoiseach referred to Michelle O'Neill in her role as Minister for Health in the last Executive in Northern Ireland. I work with her on a regular basis and have a lot of time for her. We work well together in trying to find a way forward to re-establish the structures of the Good Friday Agreement for the betterment of everyone in Northern Ireland, from all backgrounds and of all identities. I will continue to do so. It is important to recognise that today, 21 years after the Good Friday Agreement was signed, we are in a vulnerable place in the context of politics and political relationships in Northern Ireland because of the tensions and polarisation that has happened on the back of difficult Brexit negotiations, particularly for many people in Northern Ireland. We - particularly those of us in this House but also people outside it - need to work together to try to put the structures back together.

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