Mary Lou McDonald

Partition failed the people of Ireland and we all have a responsibility now to plan and prepare for unity.

The question is not if there will be unity referendums, but when those referendums will be held.

Britain's union is now under unprecedented pressure.

We cannot afford to be caught flat footed.

This is in everybody's interests.

We have seen the consequences of the Brexit chaos play out across the water; we do not want a repeat of that.

It's intent is very straightforward, it simply places a responsibility on Government now to move towards the production of a Green Paper that would set out all of the dynamics and dimensions of the reunification journey.

A united Ireland is about collapsing division and bringing the people of this island together to shape a better for all

Without a public inquiry, the full circumstances of the disaster may never be established.

This meeting needs to happen very, very soon.

The support to get rid of this mandatory three-day wait was pretty emphatic.

Politics is changing rapidly in Britain and Ireland. Whoever becomes the next British prime minister must recognise these new political realities.

A genocide is occurring and tens of thousands of people have lost their lives, including footballers.

It's not simply a football match, it's about confronting, facing down, and making clear to Netanyahu and his regime that he cannot slaughter, he cannot slaughter wholesale the entire Palestinian population, and expect the world to watch on…

Decisions on migration should be taken, must be taken by the people of this country

It is time for the law to change, and this would be a significant move towards compassion and ensuring barriers to women accessing healthcare are removed.

There is an urgent need for preparations on Irish unity and I call on Simon Harris to support Sinn Féin's legislation in the Dáil next week.

I am glad that the Tánaiste has at last acknowledged the need to prepare for Irish reunification.

We believe that there is widespread support across society for removing the mandatory three-day wait and that the legislation will be passed

The proposals brought to Cabinet today by the Tánaiste will not deal with the problem of dereliction head on.

If a new Derelict Property Tax is to be successful, it is essential that revenues generated are reinvested into local communities and returned to the local government sector to support regeneration activity.

Engagement across society was at the heart and the core of planning for unity.

There will be a referendum. Our objective is to secure that by the year 2030 but the referendums will happen and the preparations need to be made now.

And of course that has to include Unionism.

We have been making this point for a very, very long time that it is important that we are prepared, that the work is done now, and that it is at this stage irresponsible for anybody in political leadership to bury their head in the sand…