Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Like the Chairman and Deputy Seán Conlan, I compliment those who have made presentations. It is not easy to come here and make presentations on losses within one's own family. I appreciate fully that fact. Mr. Teggart will recall that we had conversations some time ago, a discussion and an all-party Dáil motion on the Ballymurphy massacre. That issue needs to continue to be pursued with the British Government. There was unanimity in the Oireachtas on it.

I have a question for Mr. Kelly. He has concerns that the PSNI murder investigation into what happened on Bloody Sunday might be included within the remit of the historical investigations unit, HIU. The HIU will not be established for some time. As he is aware, legislation is required to go through Westminster on that issue. Has he or his group heard that the PSNI investigation may be referred to the HIU? Will he elaborate on the matter?

Ms Fullerton mentioned that crucial information on the murder of Councillor Fullerton had been buried. Will she refer specifically to that issue?

Mr. Stack made some very good proposals on relatively small issues that could help to show the State does not forget or is not trying to remove from its collective memory the people who were defending the State and murdered by terrorists such as his father. It would be very simple to have a memorial to those who were murdered in the line of duty. These were members of An Garda Síochána, the Permanent Defence Force and the Irish Prison Service. We are all conscious of the loss of life during that awful period in our history.

Mr. Stack also mentioned that there was greater empathy in the Haass proposals about dealing with some of the issues than had emerged in the final Stormont House Agreement. Will he elaborate on this point? Has he had an opportunity to put to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or the Northern Ireland parties the need to revisit those issues in respect of which the Haass proposals would have made some progress?