Rose Conway-Walsh
Question:37. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has begun any internal planning concerning future constitutional change. [69351/26]
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The Programme for Government states clearly that this Government is committed to the unity of the Irish people. This can only be achieved through a sustained focus on and investment in reconciliation. We remain steadfast in implementing the Good Friday Agreement in full and supporting the function of all of its institutions.
Our commitment is backed by our Shared Island Initiative, to which we have allocated €2 billion through to 2035.
The Initiative is enabling the largest-ever programme of all-island investment across all sectors, to build a more connected island, in terms of infrastructure, services, our economy and, crucially, between people.
The Shared Island Initiative is just one part of our work to promote peace and reconciliation on this island, work that also includes my Department's Reconciliation Fund, which awards grants to organisations working to build better relations within and between traditions in Northern Ireland, between North and South, and between Ireland and Britain. My Department also supports and provides the Dublin Secretariat for the International Fund for Ireland which continues to do important work in Northern Ireland and the border counties.
The Government is working to build a more prosperous and reconciled island for people North and South, and in the event of a future referendum, we will make all necessary preparations, in accordance with the terms of the Constitution and the principles and procedures of the Agreement.