Dr. Alasdair McDonnell:

I have a comment rather than a question to get the discussion going. I thank Amnesty International for the report and for its efforts. It has been a great help. I am glad that Amnesty International believes the Haass process was useful, because people such as Mark Durkan, and Alex Attwood, put a lot of effort into making it useful.
Regarding thematic matters, does Amnesty International feel we were demanding too much or too little? Did the document known as Haass 7 produce enough on thematic matters? It is the big point of political contention, which has been ongoing in subsequent discussions. How important are thematic matters? How do we balance individual satisfaction, individually tailored results or packages for the individual victims vis-à-visthe thematic matters? Do we set thematic matters at a higher level or is it more relevant or less relevant than individual satisfaction for the victims? The current situation is all individualised and much of the resistance to dealing with the past on Haass continues to be around thematic matters.