Ms Claire Hanna:

I thank the foundation and our witnesses. I remind everyone of the distance we have to go on lots of different issues. Reconciliation as a way of living is coming through all the contributions. The witnesses' call to action talks about tackling paramilitarism, which is quite timely. It is something the assembly discussed this week on the back of an SDLP motion about reviewing the various schemes and being real about what is and is not working, including engagement with paramilitaries, which, maddeningly, is still going on. What did the people with whom the witnesses engaged, particularly women and young people, tell the witnesses about that and what they do and do not want government to do?

The witnesses spoke about some of the participative structures for peace building and peace maintenance. Given that it is not just an internal issue within Northern Ireland, what more can the governments in Dublin and London do to facilitate cohesion and progress on all the things the witnesses discussed? How can we do more and do better in terms of segregation in everyday life and the separate lives that many people are still living in different communities and all the costs associated with that?

We are moving in a different direction constitutionally. Again, it links into the issue of paramilitarism, when we talk about the future, we do have get it right how we talk about the past.

I wanted to ask about the narrating about the Troubles and the witnesses' thoughts on how we can more ethically remember and try to ensure the lessons of the past are learned in order that we do not leave ourselves some time-bombs about people's views on the efficacy of violence and any work in that space. I will leave it up to the witnesses who is best placed to answer that.