Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Tánaiste for his reply and agree with every word he uttered regarding this brutal murder. I condemn in the strongest terms the brutal murder of David Black, who was shot several times. By all accounts he was an exemplary officer and it appears from newspaper reports that a new paramilitary grouping has claimed responsibility following the merger of other groups. Such groups have no place in Irish society. My party's leader, Deputy Micheál Martin, also attended Mr. Black's funeral. I know from meeting the Secretary of State that the co-operation between the Garda and the PSNI is excellent. I urge the Tánaiste to use every forum available to him, whether in this jurisdiction or in Northern Ireland, to send the message that such co-operation will continue at all levels of our security forces and everything will be done to bring those murderers to justice.

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