Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Taoiseach very much for that. I echo his sentiments as regards the honour of Pat Finucane and the effectiveness of his legal and human rights activism. Above all, we must acknowledge today the great dignity and resilience of Geraldine Finucane and her family. Incidentally, I do not know any single person who has met Geraldine Finucane who was not greatly impressed by her, as the Taoiseach clearly was.

As he said, the ruling this morning asserts the prerogative of the British Government to do the wrong thing and to break its word, but, more important, it sets out very clearly that the de Silva review was not compliant with Article 2 and that there has not been a full and proper investigation into the murder of Pat Finucane. At Weston Park, it was very clearly agreed, between two sovereign governments and all parties, that such an inquiry would happen. I warmly welcome and acknowledge the fact that the Taoiseach, as Head of Government, will now vigorously pursue this matter. I hope the British Government will, on this occasion, move away from its position of denial of the truth to the Finucane family and that this inquiry can proceed without delay.

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