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Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue

The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast as part of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement.

Cite as: Isabel Fleming, Ruth Murray, Harriet Carter, Ian McBride and Nicholas P. S. Cole, Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue, Quill Project at Pembroke College (Oxford, 2024).

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Committees (9)

Created on: 1996-06-14 00:00:00

Dissolved on: 1998-04-28 00:00:00

Description: The Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiation, etc) Act 1996 provided for a Forum constituted by delegates elected in elections under the same Act to consider and examine issues relevant to promoting dialogue and understanding within Northern Ireland. The Forum met at the Interpoint Centre, York Street, Belfast from 14 June 1996 to 24 April 1998.

93 members

71 sessions

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94, 4,

1

38, 150, 168,

1231, 12

614, 79, 19,

98, 32, 12

820, 672

Created on: 1996-09-12 00:00:00

Dissolved on: None

Description: To examine the problems which arise in relation to parades in Northern Ireland, make recommendations which would contribute to better understanding and amelioration of those problems and report to the Forum by 31 December 1996. From 10 October 1996 the Committee's remit is changed to Public Order Issues: To examine the problems which arise in relation to parades in Northern Ireland, make recommendations which would contribute to better understanding and amelioration of those problems, and report to the Forum and to examine the problems of boycotting in Northern Ireland, make recommendations which would help resolve them, and report to the Forum. From October 1997 the Committee is re-established as the Political Affairs Committee. [Note that the Committee is alleged to meet every Thursday but we do not have records of their meetings. To avoid speculation on meeting dates we have only modelled sessions which we know took place.]

19 members

9 sessions

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9, 23, 3,

4, 2, 3,

6,

1,

Created on: 1996-07-26 00:00:00

Dissolved on: None

Description: To examine the contribution which education services and structures make to the promotion of dialogue and understanding within Northern Ireland and report to the Forum by 31 December 1996. [Note that the Committee is alleged to meet every Thursday but we do not have records of their meetings. To avoid speculation on meeting dates we have only modelled sessions which we know took place.]

17 members

15 sessions

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17, 2,

14, 3, 3,

11,

Created on: 1996-07-26 00:00:00

Dissolved on: None

Description: To examine the health needs of the community in Northern Ireland, with particular reference to health care administration, acute hospital services, community care services and access by the rural community and report to the Forum by 31 December 1996. [Note that the Committee is alleged to meet every Thursday but we do not have records of their meetings. To avoid speculation on meeting dates we have only modelled sessions which we know took place.]

14 members

11 sessions

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14, 1,

8, 2, 3,

8,

1,

Created on: 1996-07-26 00:00:00

Dissolved on: None

Description: To examine the problems being faced by farmers and fishermen in Northern Ireland, and report to the Forum by 31 December 1996. [Note that the Committee is alleged to meet every Thursday but we do not have records of their meetings. To avoid speculation on meeting dates we have only modelled sessions which we know took place.]

14 members

13 sessions

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14, 2,

10, 2, 3,

10,

1,

Created on: 1996-06-14 00:00:00

Dissolved on: None

Description: None

19 members

68 sessions

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1, 19,

1

116, 11, 18,

3, 2

21, 1, 118,

1, 2,

10,

Created on: 1996-06-14 00:00:00

Dissolved on: None

Description: None

21 members

7 sessions

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21,

2

3, 43, 5,

6, 7

30, 1, 17,

5, 5,

3,

Created on: 1996-10-25 00:00:00

Dissolved on: None

Description: To examine issues of the Northern Irish economy

15 members

9 sessions

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15, 2,

8, 2,

7,

Created on: 1997-06-23 00:00:00

Dissolved on: None

Description: None

15 members

4 sessions

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15,

3,

3,

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