The Tánaiste says issues surrounding the deadlocked Northern Assembly are being worked on in an effort to get it up and running. He says the British Government and DUP continue to work through issues which are preventing a return to the Stormont Assembly.
The DUP has yet to nominate a Speaker since the 2022 election in protest of the Northern Ireland Protocol, followed by the Windsor Framework. Tánaiste Michael Martin says matters surrounding budgetary concern could be resolved if the Assembly was restored.
"An earlier restoration of the Assembly would enable them to deal with the budgetary issues in a more effective way than if it was to be prolonged indefinitely," he explained. "We will continue to work with the British Government and all political parties in the North to bring about restoration."
