Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Following up on the Taoiseach's response about an independent inquiry into the murder of Mr. Finucane, my opinion and that of my party is that such an inquiry would be an important and clear commitment to a greater level of truth and transparency concerning what happened in the North. Until we have that, the healing process needed by this country will be delayed further.

This matter is relevant to other actors who participated in violence at that time. Some seem to take the view that nothing can be revealed about the past until everything has been agreed. To a certain extent, the failure to have an independent inquiry into the death of Mr. Finucane is adding to that viewpoint. I do not accept it. We have watched political leaders in this country continuing to evade questions about their personal involvement in acts of violence-----

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