Mr. Gerry Adams:

First, we did endorse and I did campaign for the Good Friday Agreement. Sinn Féin held a special Ard-Fheis and our special Ard-Fheis voted to support the Good Friday Agreement. That is a matter of historical record. My criticism of the Downing Street Declaration was not just around the issue of veto versus consent but was also the fact that equality was not mentioned at all, at all. Regarding the calling of a referendum, we should not even concede to a British Secretary of State that it would be his or her right to call a referendum. The fact is a British Government will take that decision when an Irish Government asks them to. Why would a British Government even be bothered thinking about a referendum when the Irish Government is making clear that it does not want a referendum? That is against the wishes of the folks Ms Hanna represents as well as those who seek change-----