Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Nevertheless, none of us derives our Irishness from the Good Friday Agreement. It runs much deeper than that. It is as natural to us as the flow of the Liffey, the Lagan or the Lee. It enshrined for us citizenship rights which I welcome the reference to in the motion.

In conclusion, I challenge the Minister of State and Government colleagues across the House. The Good Friday Agreement is not the only provision about citizenship. Article 2 of the Constitution states that it is the birthright and entitlement of everyone born on this island to be part of the Irish nation. I want to know what that means and, after knowing what it means, I want to know how the Government is going to give practical, tangible impact to that article to ensure that everyone on this island does not just have that right but has the opportunity to fulfil that right to be part of the Irish nation.