Good Friday Agreement committee calls for ‘immediate’ preparations for a united Ireland
An all-party committee has called for preparations for a united Ireland to begin “immediately”, saying that every Government department should examine the implications of constitutional change.
In a report produced by the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, politicians have also called on the Government to prepare and publish a Green Paper setting out a vision for a united Ireland.
The report, the first to be published by the committee, examines the current economic relationship between both sides of the border, and the potential of an all-island economy.
The report shows a major increase in cross-border trade, which has increased from around €2 billion euro in 1998 to some €20 billion in 2022.
The report also examines the cost of a potential united Ireland and makes the case for planning for a united Ireland to begin.
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