Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As I said in my response to Deputy Tóibín, who raised the issue on Leaders' Questions, we are very opposed to the amnesty proposal that has emanated from the British Government. We do not believe in unilateral action on legacy issues. The British and Irish Governments and all the parties in Northern Ireland have entered into an intergovernmental conference on this in terms of the legacy overall. It is a very important issue. There can be no amnesty for anybody, state or non-state, who committed appalling murders or who colluded in committing appalling murders. There can be no amnesty for such acts.

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