Mr. Pádraig Ó Muirigh:

In reply to Senator Currie's question, any unilateral move to bin the Stormont House Agreement and bring in an amnesty for British soldiers would be a clear breach of the European Convention on Human Rights and also of international human rights standards. These families will challenge any such move by the British Government in the domestic courts and, if they need to, in the European courts as well.

There was also a question on the conduct of the inquest and family participation. There is no question that this coroner held an Article 2-compliant inquest. Part of the procedural obligation under Article 2 is to involve the next of kin and we saw that throughout. That included the pen portraits the families opened the inquest with, which was a new process which had not been used before at an inquest in this jurisdiction. We had very practical arrangements at the inquest including appropriate seating arrangements for family members and the facility to have sight of civilian and military witnesses as they gave evidence when they were not screened. It also involved a facility at the courts complex for tea and counselling facilities. All of that was very important so I must commend the coroners service and the coroner in particular, who put the families front and centre of this inquest. As Mr. Teggart said earlier, a precedent has been set going forward that families no longer have to feel that they are outside the legal system or that it is a cold house for them. Mr. Teggart gave a very damning example of how they were treated in 1972. This has changed and this coroner has set a very good example and high standard as we go forward. I hope it is replicated.