Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Many of the questions have been covered. I extend a heartfelt welcome to Mr. Teggart, Ms Quinn and Mr. Ó Muirigh and thank them for attending. I do not have any questions. I just wish to acknowledge their loved ones and families. What Ms Quinn said in her last contribution brought me to tears. The dignity, respect and love the witnesses show their loved ones, as well as the loss, are clearly there in all their hearts. They highlighted all the beautiful lives that were lost, but also the domino effect in the hurt, pain and legacy they all have to carry with them. I am thankful that we have reached this stage with an inquest, but there is so far more to go. The witnesses have quite rightly said that. This country has been let down time and again by the British Government. The disrespect the British Government has for Irish citizens and their lives is sickening to the core. The value it has put on an Irish citizen's life is clearly not as important as that of a British citizen. That is the bare fact, in my opinion. We see the effect of legacy and the effect of not knowing what happened one's loved one. The witnesses said that over 3,000 people signed the petition seeking answers about all the deaths in Northern Ireland in past years. I thank them for their bravery and dignity, and for their time this morning.