Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to bring to the attention of the Tánaiste one clear contradiction in the conclusions of the Smithwick report. On the one hand he said – this is a clear unambiguous assertion – that the tribunal has not uncovered direct evidence of collusion. That is clear. He then goes on – I think it is a contradiction on the basis of untested intelligence and circumstantial statements – to accept on the balance of probability that some form of collusion occurred involving an unidentified member or members of the Garda. That brings us all back to Weston Park. What Judge Smithwick defines as collusion is very different in form and scale to that which occurred as a matter of policy between British agencies and their allies and Unionist paramilitaries. Everyone knows the British State was involved in structured administrative and institutionalised collusion and that includes the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. The British Government has shown an arrogant disregard for the unanimous all-party Oireachtas motion calling on it to provide vital information about the bomb attacks.

One should remember Fianna Fáil was in government for 60 years but failed to get the British Government to honour its obligations.

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