Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I assure the Taoiseach this side of the House will continue to offer its support to the Government in having the Good Friday Agreement implemented in full, and in making decisions to bring about the Northern Assembly doing its job again.

I do not know who carried out this murder. Someone took a decision to end Denis Donaldson's life. I note the statement from P. O'Neill saying the IRA had no involvement. The IRA remains an organisation proscribed by the Government. P. O'Neill said the IRA had no involvement in the murder of Detective Jerry McCabe, in the Northern Bank raid or in the murder of Robert McCartney.

I hope the Garda investigation into this murder in Donegal will bring about a speedy identification, if that is possible in a professional hit such as this, to determine who carried out this murder. Those who have declared themselves perennially clean cannot be removed from the investigation. I do not know if those who handled the late Mr. Donaldson, from MI5 of MI6 or whoever was involved, had any involvement. I trust the Government and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will see that every possible resource required by the Garda to carry out a full investigation as speedily as possible will be made available. I thought we had left behind this sort of tragic, deliberate and controversial murder, but clearly the remnants of hatred, bitterness and revenge remain lodged within some wing or element of whatever organisation or group decided to carry out the murder. I hope it will not interfere with the efforts of the Taoiseach and Prime Minister Blair to continue discussions and negotiations with the Northern Ireland parties in order that the Assembly is restored and the Good Friday Agreement can be implemented in full, as is the wish of the vast majority of people North and South.

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