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Order of Business - welcome Stormont House agreement, A Fresh Start

19 November 2015


Order of Business, Seanad Éireann

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

I welcome the new Stormont House agreement, A Fresh Start, reached in Northern Ireland yesterday. I hope it offers some resolution of the outstanding issues which have been obstructing progress for so many months in Northern Ireland. I ask for a debate on the changes and their relevance to us, particularly the proposed change in corporation tax. While our schedule is very full in terms of legislation between now and Christmas, we might have a debate early in the new year once we have had time to absorb the terms of the new agreement.

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