de Brún urges unionists to 'think outside the box' on Dail speaking rights
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today urged her fellow MEPS in the Six
Counties,
Jim Nicholson and Jim Allister to 'think outside the box and
embrace
the dynamics of all-Ireland politics'.
Ms de Brún made her
comments after Jim Nicholson opposed future speaking
rights for
northern MPs and MEPs to participate in Dail debates.
Speaking
today Ms de Brún said:
"Sinn Féin would welcome moves by the
Irish Government to secure the
rights of Six County political
representatives to participate in the Dáil.
Sinn Féin has
consistently raised the question of participation of northern
representatives
to the Dáil and we would welcome any move by the Irish
government
to give effect to these commitments.
"I would welcome the
opportunity to debate with both Jim Nicholson MEP and
Jim Allister MEP
on local, national and international issues in the Dáil.
Partition
has failed both the nationalist and unionist communities. I
would call
upon unionists political representatives to think outside the
box and
embrace the dynamics of all-Ireland politics.
"I look forward to
the day when I can address other political
representatives from north
and south in the Dáil." ENDS