Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Since the publication of the Stormont House Agreement on 23 December last, I welcome the fact that the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, has had some meetings on its implementation. Its implementation should be treated with the utmost urgency. Can the Minister outline for us the legislative provisions that would have to be enacted through the Oireachtas and what progress is being made in that respect? Could the Minister also outline to us whether the British Government has started the legislative process, taking into account that it has gone into the electoral cycle? I am particularly concerned about the timeframe for the establishment of the historical inquiries unit, because further grief is caused to victims and families of victims every day that goes by that they do not get the truth about the loss of so many loved ones.

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