Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As Deputy Adams knows well, there were more than 3,000 deaths during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, some on the Northern side of the Border and some on this side of the Border. As I said in response to the earlier question, I gave a commitment that I would supply the information that is available in Garda files on the Kingsmill murders. That information is being sent to the coroner in Northern Ireland. I hope that is an expression and demonstration of my commitment to dealing with the legacies of the past and that the British Government will now supply any information it can supply in numerous other cases. I hope there will also be other opportunities here to do the same.

I will raise these matters at my meeting with the British Prime Minister. Clearly, there is the issue of welfare reform and the situation so far as the Executive is concerned, the programme on collusion and all the other issues that are relevant to the situation in which we now find ourselves. We will have the debate before the House rises for the summer, and the Whip will make that arrangement. As to whether we divide the time on the day between a debate on Ballymurphy, if we can get agreement on a motion, followed by a wider debate on Northern Ireland issues, or whether all these matters are taken together as part of one debate, we can have that discussion before we decide on the time allocation. The debate will take place before the summer recess.

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