It follows Ms Cullen being urged by unionist politicians to clarify her position after reportedly saying at an earlier Féile event: 'I believe the only hope for the NHS is reunification.'
The Royal College of Nursing's general secretary withdrew at the "last minute" from a public event amid a row over comments attributed to her on "reunification".
She had been speaking from the audience last week when former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed the festival. Mike Tomlinson interrupted the question, saying it was not "relevant to what we're here to discuss" and that Ms Devlin was "not going to answer it". "We are, whether we like it or not, talking at the moment about two very different healthcare models and funding models in two separate jurisdictions," she said.
From the Northern Ireland Protocol to other thorny issues inside Stormont and exclusive interviews - we’ve got you covered."Where would the leadership come from? Are we as a nation mature enough to have these debates?Sinn Féin health spokesperson David Cullinane, who also took part in the event, welcomed the discussion.
Last week, the UUP's health spokesperson Alan Chambers said he had been contacted by some nurses in the RCN who were "angry" at the remarks attributed to Ms Cullen.Mr Chambers told Belfast Live that nurses who had contacted him were "concerned that they don't want to get involved in orange and green sort of politics".
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