Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Government has no plans to introduce legislation that would prevent victims or their families from seeking justice arising from the Troubles in Northern Ireland. There is an agreement on these matters. There is an agreement on pre-1998 offences, which is part of the Good Friday Agreement. It provides for prosecution, conviction and for reduced sentences. We have no plans to depart from that. The whole issue of dealing with the past and the issues that arise from it is now the subject of an all-party discussion in Northern Ireland chaired by Dr. Richard Haass and we support that process.

I do not have a date for the introduction of the official secrets (amendment) Bill.

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