Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I remind the Taoiseach that over the past six years I have regularly appealed to him and the Government to take up its leadership responsibilities and challenge the British Government as an equal. I make the same appeal today. I also make that appeal to Teachta Micheál Martin.

We also heard talk about the equality agenda. Teachta Micheál Martin said that under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement the responsibility for equality does not rest with the parties in the North but with each of the Governments in their respective jurisdictions. If people in the North are not being treated equally, and we are not, then that responsibility rests with the Governments. We do not want the Governments to patronise the people in the North or to tell us we should have a very civil election. We want the Governments to fulfil their governmental responsibilities-----

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