Sinn Féin dropped a proposal on a Belfast forum after an SDLP motion was passed
Belfast City Council is to write to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin to urge the creation of a New Ireland Forum and citizen’s assemblies on the constitutional question.
The council agreed to write to the Taoiseach’s office in Dublin “regarding the establishment of a New Ireland Forum for the 21st Century, alongside a series of comprehensive citizens’ assemblies, to examine the practical, social and economic aspects of a New Ireland.
The withheld Sinn Féin motion, forwarded by Ciaran Beattie, stated: ““Without prejudice to the constitutional position of the citizens of Belfast, this Council will establish a citizens’ forum to discuss the possibility of future constitutional change and the planning that will be necessary in advance of any referendum. The citizen's forum should also examine the potential benefits for the City of Belfast that would arise from any new constitutional arrangement.
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