23 Dec 2014, 16:26
The Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement Frank Feighan TD has this afternoon welcomed news from Stormont that a ‘broad’ agreement has been reached between the five main parties in Northern Ireland and both Irish and British Governments.
23 December 2014
Deputy Feighan TD says: “On behalf of Committee Members, may I welcome the broad consensus that has emerged following wide-ranging and challenging talks over the past 11 weeks. The real and genuine progress on contentious issues including flags, parades and the past will herald a brighter future for the people of Northern Ireland. This positive news creates genuine momentum towards realising the ideal of a shared society. The courage and leadership displayed by all five political parties, as well as by the Irish and British Governments, is to be strongly commended.”
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Communications Unit,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Leinster House,
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Committee Membership
Deputies:
Seán Conlan, Fine Gael
Seán Crowe, Sinn Féin
Regina Doherty, Fine Gael
Frank Feighan, Fine Gael (Chairman)
Martin Ferris, Sinn Féin
Peter Fitzpatrick, Fine Gael
Michael P. Kitt, Fianna Fáil
Dinny McGinley, Fine Gael
Joe O’Reilly, Fine Gael (Vice-Chairman)
Maureen O’Sullivan, Independent
Thomas Pringle, Independent
Ruairí Quinn, Labour
Brendan Smith, Fianna Fáil
Joanna Tuffy, Labour
Jack Wall, Labour
Senators:
Maurice Cummins, Fine Gael
Jim D’Arcy, Fine Gael
Mary Moran, Labour
Mary White, Fianna Fáil