As he is taking questions on proposed legislation, I want to raise a matter with the Tánaiste. Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement which was signed 20 years ago, there is a commitment to introduce a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. There is grave concern, with Brexit less than a year away, that such a Bill of Rights has not yet been progressed. Where does it stand? Will the Government seek agreement in the final withdrawal agreement with the United Kingdom on a commitment to passing of a Bill of Rights? It would provide a degree of comfort for many Irish citizens in Northern Ireland who are genuinely concerned. Yesterday many of us met a range of human rights organisations. The Tánaiste may have met them also.

Yes.

A public commitment in that regard would be very welcome.

That is a very fair request. I met the organisations yesterday. It was not the first time I had met the rights commissioners on both sides of the Border. There is a great deal of concern in Northern Ireland in the context of a multitude of rights people enjoy today because of EU membership and the clarity provided, for example, by the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The uncertainty surrounding the status of many of these rights and expectations post-Brexit is causing a lot of concern. The commitment in the Good Friday Agreement to bringing forward a Bill of Rights has been part of the conversation in trying to put back in place a devolved government structure in Northern Ireland between the parties there and between the Irish and British Governments.

I will be meeting the Secretary of State, Ms Karen Bradley, later this afternoon and want to discuss with her, in the context of Northern Ireland and Brexit, the concerns raised with me yesterday and the need for the British Government to provide greater reassurance through the negotiations on rights and equality issues generally. As part of it, a Bill of Rights would be very helpful, but, of course, we cannot deliver it without the British Government wanting to do it, too.