Mary Lou McDonald: “The proposals brought to Cabinet today by the Tánaiste will not deal with the problem of dereliction head on.”

“There will be an enormous sense of relief within the community this evening.”

We have spent all night here, all night talking to people, listening to people, seeking to reassure people that actually this can be resolved, and it must be.

No prime minister has the right to “high-handedly” remove the provision for a unity referendum from the Good Friday Agreement.

He should have acted on day one and he should act now.