Emer Currie (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Durkan's submission eloquently screams sense. It is lovely to read. He talked about rights promises. I want to ask him about the legacy Bill, which is an attack on rights. The Irish Government is, of course, completely opposed to the legacy Bill. We had a cross-community group of victims here yesterday. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, met them and reiterated how the Bill is not acceptable. It is important for politicians to continue to build momentum with victims and to support them. The Bill is by perpetrators, for perpetrators. How did we get here? How did we get from the Stormont House Agreement to this? In Mr. Durkan's experience, does the DNA of this Bill lie in the Hain legislation and those who crafted it?