Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government commits the Government to fulfil its mandate as the co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement. The Brexit chaos and the demographic and political changes of recent years in the North have accelerated the conversation on the merits of unity. Earlier this week, Ireland's Future wrote to the Taoiseach to ask him to plan for the future. That is the core message of the letter signed by more than 1,000 citizens from civic society, including relatives of the 1916 leaders. The signatories are proposing the establishment of a citizens' assembly, reflecting the view of citizens, North and South, or a forum to discuss the future and achieve maximum consensus on the way forward. Does the Taoiseach accept that it is the responsibility of the Government to plan for the future? Will he consult on this?

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