Oireachtas committee says planning for border poll must begin 'immediately'

Good Friday Agreement committee says north-south co-operation could be stepped up immediately in areas including welfare, education, energy & climate, and foreign investment

Fergus O'Dowd, the chairman of the joint Oireachtas committee on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Preparation for a referendum on Irish unity must begin “immediately”, an Oireachtas committee has said.

The joint committee on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement published a report on Tuesday on the finances and economics of a united Ireland.