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.

The Forum

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.

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Session 11593: 1996-10-25 10:00:00

G. Campbell acted as Interim Chairman in Gorman's absence; Notice of Business Committee Motion on Standing Committees; Remarks on EU Agriculture Funds; Discussion on Republic of Ireland President; Debate on UKUP Motion on Queens speech; Debate on UUP Motion on Waste Products. SDLP absent from proceedings.

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Motion on Waste Products

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This Forum applauds the merit of local authorities in Northern Ireland developing systems to collect, sort and redistribute domestic/industrial waste products, with the goal of recovering the most profitable and/or environmentally satisfying amount of primary materials for industrial reuse and of disposing in a controlled manner of the least amount of poisonous residue.

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