Dáil debates
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Ceisteanna - Questions
Northern Ireland
4:40 pm
Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
It is great that the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive are finally up and running after a two-year stalemate. We need to do everything possible to ensure the institutions are not collapsed again. There is now an urgent need to get meetings of the North–South Ministerial Council under way to pursue all-island opportunities and, indeed, foster the all-island economy. I welcome the Government's announcement today of new funding of more than €800 million for shared island investment priorities, including the A5 north-west transport corridor and Casement Park, Belfast.
The Tánaiste has spoken about the need to reform the rules governing the establishment of the assembly and Executive, particularly those requiring cross-community consent.
Is that something the Government will actively pursue in the months ahead?
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