Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I assure Deputy Flanagan that the Garda and the PSNI are working very effectively together to deal with the threat posed by the so-called dissidents and criminal elements that are out to undermine the progress that has been made in Northern Ireland in recent years. The Hillsborough agreement is the best answer to those few people who remain determined to undermine the situation and are very much rooted in the past. These people have no mandate or support and nothing to contribute and cannot succeed.

I thank Members for their constructive comments.

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