Mr. John Dallat:

To sum up, I wish to return the thanks and reiterate what Ms Kelly, MLA, said at the beginning. We must be brutally frank and honest with the Irish Government and explain that we are seriously concerned about a vacuum that is developing in the democratic process which needs to be filled. One excellent way of filling it is through the civic forum, which was a vital part of the Good Friday Agreement. It was put there because there was a recognition then, as there is now, that we need the widest possible spectrum of people involved. We must put that to the British Government because the Unionists simply will not do anything if the pressures are not there.