22 Iúil 2014, 13:46
Frank Feighan TD has been elected chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement at its meeting today, Tuesday, 22nd July 2014.
Deputy Feighan said: “It is a great privilege to be elected chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. I would like to take the opportunity to thank my colleagues on the Committee for electing me as the new chair and I would also like to thank the former chairman Joe McHugh for the work he did with this Committee before me.
“This Committee plays an important role in informing debate on key areas of mutual interest such as North/South economic co-operation. The Committee works across a number of key areas, including reconciliation issues, commemoration issues, north-south co-operation across sectoral areas and funding programmes. The Committee, at which MPs from Northern Ireland have speaking rights, offers an opportunity to foster better links and dialogue between parliamentarians from both sides of the border.
“I look forward to chairing the Committee so that we can continue our important work in North-South co-operation.”
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