Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Taoiseach for the update on the shared island unit. On Saturday, I was glad to represent the Labour Party at the Ireland's Future event in the 3Arena, at which an impressive cross-party array of Deputies and Senators was present. The Taoiseach was not able to be present due to other commitments, but his party was represented. It was disappointing that there was no elected unionist or Alliance representative present. It was clear from the event that there are serious issues that need to be teased out and debated in order to make further progress on setting out a pathway towards achieving a united Ireland, to which so many of us aspire. Will the Taoiseach outline whether he believes his Department might seek at some point to commission a Green Paper and then a White Paper in order to make progress on these issues, which we in the Labour Party have suggested might be an appropriate pathway forward? The shared island unit has done valuable work and I paid tribute to it at the conference, but further steps need to be taken now.

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