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

The Stormont House and Fresh Start agreements need to be implemented to deal with legacy issues. I welcome the coroner's report today on the Ballymurphy massacre. A sense of relief was so evident as I listened this evening to the families of those innocent people who were murdered by state forces. The anguish and suffering those families were put through as a result of the heinous crimes committed by the British army was horrific. Unfortunately there are many other families still grieving the loss of a loved one who have not gotten the truth and in some instances, they have been subjected to appalling lies and smears. Legacy issues must be dealt with.

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