Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We need direct intervention from the Minister in this case.

Deputy Matt Shanahan: While there is much to admire in the Shared Island initiative as it gingerly tries to figure out how we can all live on this island togetherbut givent ,he demographic destiny that is beating like a Lambeg drum now, it might prove to have been a little too slow and too careful to get the well-meaning enhanced co-operation and connection and mutual understanding in place before events take over.

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