Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Tá a fhios againn go bhfuil a lán rudaí tábhachtacha agus práinneacha ag tarlú san AE agus tá súil agam go mbeidh seans againn iad a phlé níos moille. Bhí mé chun caint leis an Taoiseach inniu faoin fhóram dhomhanda faoi eacnamaíocht na hÉireann. Rinne an Taoiseach jab maith ansin agus déanaim comhghairdeas leis. Tá a lán oibre le déanamh ach tús maith leath na hoibre. Bhí mé ag caint leathuair ó shin le baill de chlann Pat Finucane agus tá siad iontach mí-shásta le cruinniú a bhí acu le Rialtas Shasana.

I commend the Taoiseach on the good job the Government did at the weekend with the global Irish economic forum, although there is a lot more to be done.

Within the past half hour I spoke to a member of the Finucane family. The person concerned had a meeting with the British Prime Minister in Downing Street and is devastated and hugely upset by the British Government's refusal to honour the Weston Park agreement and establish an inquiry into the murder of the human rights lawyer, Pat Finucane.

The Taoiseach will recall that both Governments agreed to invite the Canadian judge, Peter Cory to examine a number of cases. He recommended investigations into four cases. He said the case of Pat Finucane, in particular, deserved an inquiry. The other three investigations have taken place but the Finucane case has not had the promised inquiry. The family went to the meeting today believing it would be told an inquiry was to be established. Instead it was told a QC would be appointed to review the papers and speak to those involved. There will be no inquiry, legal redress, access to papers or witnesses or opportunity to cross-examine anyone.

The family has been offered less than what was agreed at Weston Park. It is clearly a breach by the British Government of an agreement with the Irish Government. It flies in the face of the support the family received from successive Governments, the UN, Amnesty International and a host of international agencies and political leaders, including those in Washington. I ask the Taoiseach to make it clear to Mr. Cameron his view and that of the Dáil that the we support the family and nothing less than the inquiry demanded by the family is acceptable.

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