Mr. Peter Lavery:

Let me respond to a point. Senator Ó Donnghaile started by asking whether the proposal would meet all the objectives of the victims' families. The answer is that it probably will not. However, one thing that is common is the truth. All the victims want the truth. The proposal can deal with that side of it. There are really uncomfortable truths for the British, Irish, all the paramilitary groups and everyone in between. The people who participate in this process should have faith in the response. I am not talking about myself here but about those to whom I have spoken all over the place. I have spoken to so many about this because I did not want to come down here and talk from my perspective. I went to the trouble of speaking to many people to get a sense of the pain and suffering they went through. They all want the truth. One should have faith in their response. They will appreciate the truth, uncomfortable as it is, from all the parties.