Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am coming from the perspective that there must be a recognition. We must talk in terms of the Ottoman Empire, when this happened. I would like to think that the committee could be proactive in terms of inviting some experts in the area in. I accept it would put extra work on the committee but it would be appreciated. Turkish citizens have spoken publicly on the matter. The difficulty the two countries have at the moment would be improved considerably by a recognition of what happened. Initially, when the Turkish state was set up, it was planned to have a recognition and then the position changed to it being the case that anyone who said genocide had taken place would end up before the courts. The situation is bizarre. In other countries one can be brought to court for not recognising genocide. I suggest that we look at the matter again and put time aside to examine the matter in the future, with the possibility of inviting in speakers.