Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

The joint communiqué contains a number of items, but the one with which I am concerned states the Irish Government raised its concerns regarding the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. Has the Taoiseach proceeded to discuss the possibility of a court case in the European Court of Human Rights with the Attorney General and what progress has been made in that regard? Does the Taoiseach have any indication as to when he expects a statement from the IRA? Can he inform Members what benchmarks the Government might have considered as to how the IRA's intent is to be analysed? I do not have time to go into them, but apart from declaring an end to paramilitary and criminal activity, will the Taoiseach seek a cessation of recruitment for example? He might indicate whether benchmarks have been considered. Finally, over the summer, will any thought be given to reappraising the approach of the Government? As far as I can tell, it has not changed since the time when unionism was predominantly pro-Agreement. Now that unionism is mainly anti-Agreement, does the situation not require a re-evaluation of the approach to the implementation of the Agreement and will the Taoiseach involve the Opposition parties in re-appraising that approach, so we can have a more rounded approach, rather than a unilateral one from the Government?

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