Thread by @merrionstreet

An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD is making an address on Shared Island.

"This is an online gathering that represents the full diversity of society on this island, and the connections we enjoy North and South, as well as East-West across these islands."

#SharedIsland

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"I want to set out today how the Government is pursuing our goal of building consensus around a shared future, founded on the Good Friday Agreement."

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"As Taoiseach, I respect and I affirm everyone’s right on the island to make the case for the constitutional future they wish to see for Northern Ireland, whether they are nationalist, unionist or neither."

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"I believe that now is the time to renew our commitment to building that truly shared future.

To redouble our efforts to build connections and trust between traditions on our island. "

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"This is the core of Government’s approach to a shared island.

-It involves working together, North and South, to meet the major strategic challenges we face together.

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"-It involves further developing our shared island economy; working to deepen our cooperation in areas such as health and education; and investing together for the benefit of the North West and border regions.

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"-It involves fostering constructive and inclusive dialogue and supporting a programme of research so that we have access to the best of ideas grounded in the strongest of evidence. "

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"Just as we stand together in overcoming the immediate impacts of COVID-19, so we must work together for an economic rebuilding that will benefit all parts of the island."

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"Last week, the Government announced the Shared Island Fund as part of Budget 2021, with €500m to be made available over the next 5 years to 2025, ring-fenced for Shared Island projects."

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"Last week, the Government announced the Shared Island Fund as part of Budget 2021, with €500m to be made available over the next 5 years to 2025, ring-fenced for Shared Island projects."

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD
"We are providing the significant new #SharedIsland capital resourcing to meet the level of our ambition to build a shared island underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement. This is a game-changing approach to how we invest in support of the Agreement.

An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"It means that our Shared Island priorities are resourced and fixed where they belong at the top of our agenda and at the centre of Government."

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"Today I am very pleased to launch the Shared Island Dialogue series to foster constructive and inclusive engagement on all aspects of our shared future."

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"The Dialogue series will start next month and engage with key issues I have just mentioned - our environment, economy and health on the island."

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An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-
"There are 1.3m young people on this island who've been born since 1998 - their views & actions are fundamental to our shared future. That’s why the first #SharedIsland Dialogue will be ‘New generations and New voices on the Good Friday Agreement’."

An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD-

"The Government is ready to play our part and support this positive, inclusive endeavour on a shared future for this island."

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Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD

"We can’t change the past, but we can change the future.
The question for us all is:
What future do we want for our children & grandchildren on our shared island?
It is time to work together to answer that in a way we can all be proud of" #SharedIsland