Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Every opportunity is taken to impress on the political leaders in Northern Ireland the importance of having an agreed position on parades, the issue of the shared future and, in particular, responding to street violence when it occurs. The position of both the Irish and British Governments was expressed clearly by both Secretary of State Villiers and I jointly when we met the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister in the quad format. We have each separately communicated, in our discussions with leaders of political parties, our view, which is shared by both governments, of how this issue should be dealt with.

The critical issue in the period ahead is to have clear support for the Parades Commission and Police Service of Northern Ireland and the work they must do and an agreed opposition by political leadership in Northern Ireland to street violence and some of the things that are causing it.

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