John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Sinn Féin is ready, willing and able to go into the Executive in the North today, tomorrow or as quickly as possible. We have been since the recent elections in the North. Chris Heaton-Harris has said that come 28 October he will push the button with regard to assembly elections. It is a matter of concern that elections are now being put forward. He is saying he is bound by legislation, which is unhelpful. On the Minister's engagement with unionism, are unionists serious about getting back into the Executive? Are the issues of concern to them regarding the protocol insurmountable? Can they be addressed before that deadline of 28 October?

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