Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I listened to her speech and also to the speeches from the other side of the House. It is important to point out that we all feel the same way. It is not just the preserve of Members sitting on the opposite side of the House who suddenly have a conscience and bring this to our attention as if nobody else cares. We all care. We all know about these situations and have dealt with them previously, and we continue to deal with them. We also continue to deal with situations that emerged from our more recent history and we have an obligation to deal with them in a fair and impartial fashion. That means we must accept our history, culture and lifestyle, warts and all, and try to do something about it, not try to paint each other in an unsavoury light and, as a result, attempt to gain a political advantage.

I support the call for the House not to divide, and I hope the parties opposite will accept that. I ask the Government to introduce a Bill in due course, having considered the entirety of what has been discussed, which it is to be hoped will do something similar to what has been suggested.

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