Video interview with Peter Robinson, First Minister of Northern Ireland, by Jim Fitzpatrick for BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show in December 2009. On 18 November 2008 the DUP and Sinn Féin agreed a roadmap to allow for the devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland. However, progress was slow on coming to a final agreement on these issues in 2009. In this interview Robinson discusses the difficulties in negotiating a final agreement between the DUP and Sinn Féin on the devolution of policing and justice powers. These powers were finally devolved to the Northern Ireland administration under the terms of the Hillsborough Agreement of February 2010.
Date of Release/Broadcast: December 2009
Name of First Interviewee: Peter Robinson
Role at time of Interview: First Minister of Northern Ireland
Interviewer: Jim Fitzpatrick
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show
Time Period covered: 2006-2009
Key Individuals: Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness
Key Words: DUP, Sinn Féin, policing, justice, parade, UUP, SDLP