Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will go back to Mr. Gilmore again on the basis of a number of issues already discussed, particularly questions on Colombia that were raised by Deputy Brady and added to by Senator O'Reilly. Colombia has been the subject of some discussion and debate in this committee over the past year or more. Mr. Gilmore has spoken about his work and about the importance of the European Union engagement. He has also spoken about wider international support for the peace process in Colombia, with particular reference, presumably, to the United States, all of which is laudable. I ask Mr. Gilmore to address the domestic buy-in or the buy-in on the part of civil society in Colombia to the peace process. Any peace process is hugely dependent on support from within. I wonder about the extent to which that has wavered, changed or remained steadfast over the period of five years to which Mr. Gilmore referred.