David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is fine. I have before me the script that was supplied.

Reference was made to talking to Hamas. I am sitting next to my good friend, Deputy Seán Crowe. Some 30 years ago, the organisation of which is a member condemned me to death and threatened to kill me. I still maintained that section 31 of the Broadcasting Act that forbade them air time should have been removed and I advocated talking to them. It is because of reaching out. One talks to one's enemies, one does not talk to one's friends. That is the only solution. How can they possibly end the war if they only talk to one side?