Micheál Martin
Question:45. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister May recently regarding Northern Ireland. [35545/17]
View answerWednesday, 26 July 2017
Questions (45, 46, 47)
Micheál Martin
Question:46. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has written to Prime Minister May regarding implementing outstanding issues from the St. Andrews Agreement. [35546/17]
View answerMicheál Martin
Question:47. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to or written to Prime Minister May to address the outstanding issues regarding the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. [35547/17]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 to 47, inclusive, together.
I spoke by phone with Prime Minister May most recently on June 27 when we discussed the ongoing talks process in Northern Ireland and our strong commitment to supporting the peace process as co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement.
We agreed to continue to work together to support the parties in reaching agreement to allow the re-establishment of the Northern Ireland Executive and the need to have all of the institutions under the Agreement up and running to ensure ongoing protection of the peace process. I re-iterated the Irish Government's support for an Irish Language Act, as provided for in the St Andrew's Agreement, and the need for balance and respect between the parties.
Prior to that, I met with Prime Minister May in London on 19 June. During our discussions I raised the Dublin/Monaghan Bombings and other legacy cases, stressing the importance of making progress on legacy issues and the overall arrangements for dealing with the past.
The Government will continue to engage with the British Government in relation to the Dublin-Monaghan bombings, and pursue all possible avenues that could achieve progress on this issue, consistent with the request made by the Dáil, and in the hope that this could bring some measure of closure to the families.