Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I very much welcome the invitation from the Newry chambers and the decision to hold a meeting of the civic dialogue there. That is very good. Unlike the Labour Party, Sinn Féin sticks to its electoral mandate. We were not elected - it was my great honour to represent the people of Belfast for a long time - to take our seats in the British Parliament. It is a foreign parliament; it is not our parliament and we owe no allegiance to the English Queen. However, we wish her and the people of Britain well. We have been part of developing new relationships between the people of this island, with our Unionist friends and the Government in London, but that is another day's business.

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