Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I do not wish to go back over this territory, but does the Taoiseach have an accord with Mr. MacEntee? This is the seventh deferral. I am sure he has very good reasons for asking for a deferral, but is the February deadline likely to be met on this occasion?

No member of the loyalist paramilitaries has ever been charged with atrocities committed south of the Border. Given that an historical inquiries team has been put in place in Northern Ireland, does the Taoiseach think there might be merit in putting a similar team in place to investigate atrocities that have never been accounted for in this jurisdiction, by paramilitaries of whatever hue? What is the Taoiseach's response to the call made by the committee for an international investigation along the lines of the investigation led by Judge Cory? Does he have his mind made up about that particular committee recommendation?

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