Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I mentioned earlier my great admiration for the different advocacy groups and representative organisations that work on behalf of victims and work towards reconciliation. There are quite a number of bodies. Reference was made to the WAVE Trauma Centre earlier. It does exceptionally good work. I visited the centre in Belfast on a number of occasions and I know some of the families on whose behalf it has worked. Its work is very commendable and we all learn so much from it and its experience supporting people who are still grieving and suffering.

Queen's University had an excellent 25th anniversary commemoration of the agreement at which there were outstanding contributions from people in government today, former Heads of Government and people who were key to the achievement of the Good Friday Agreement. However, one thing that was sadly absent from Prime Minister Sunak's speech was any reference to the legacy Bill. It was a significant lacuna and miss from that speech when he gave no indication of an understanding that this legislation is unacceptable in any shape or form. I do not think any of us can say that often enough.