Mr. Chris Hazzard:

I thank Mr. McCord for his contribution. I found it very engaging, as always. It speaks to the great dignity, compassion and reflection that I have always felt that victims, survivors and those who campaign for truth and justice have always brought to the conversation ever since I have been involved in recent years sitting in courtrooms with the families of Loughinisland, Thierafurth and, more recently, even in London with Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney.

I saw at first hand just how much of a shambles the state is when it comes to allowing truth and justice, and in following normal democratic norms, which was also alluded to by others here today.

I wanted to ask why Mr. McCord felt there was an agenda as such. Mr. McCord said that he feels the courts and the system will never allow that case. He has touched on that greatly and has probably answered that.

My second question to Mr. McCord is on how the legacy Act makes him feel? What impact has it had on families? Obviously the guillotine on existing cases is set to come down next month. Has Mr. McCord thought about what happens after that? What are his general feelings on it? I believe the conversation today has covered many of the other points I was going to raise but perhaps Mr. McCord has some thoughts on that.