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 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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Forum, Boycott of Businesses, Human Rights, Neil Latimer, Roads and Transport
The Forum notes with serious concern the under-funding of the roads infrastructure in Northern Ireland and, in particular, the traffic chaos now experienced in the Greater Belfast area. We call on the Government to make greater use of the EU structural funds to improve our roads infrastructure. We further call on the Department of the Environment and other relevant agencies to fully address the development of necessary public transport facilities which could help rectify the present traffic and transport problems.