asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the establishment of the Anglo-Irish parliamentary tier as envisaged in Article 12 of the Anglo-Irish Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
48.
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47.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the setting up of an Anglo-Irish parliamentary tier between Dáil Éireann and Westminster; and if there are any developments in the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 47 and 48 together. The possibility of establishing an Anglo-Irish interparliamentary tier was envisaged in the November 1981 Anglo-Irish Studies report and, more recently, in the Anglo-Irish Agreement. It is, as Article 12 of the Agreement states, a matter for parliamentary decision in Dublin and London whether to establish such a body.
The Government for their part would welcome the early establishment of an interparliamentary tier and, once established, would give it every appropriate support.