Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A motion before the US House Foreign Affairs Committee today has been signed by 34 Members of Congress. It calls on the British Government to withdraw its amnesty Bill. Relatives for Justice, the Wave Trauma Centre, the Committee on the Administration of Justice, CAJ, and Geraldine Finucane are among some of those who will give evidence at today's hearing. Resolution 888 opposes any attempt by the British Government to implement amnesty or statute of limitation laws that would end or inhibit investigations or prosecutions committed during the Troubles, including on Bloody Sunday.

All of this takes place against the background of the latest police ombudsman report into 27 loyalist murders and attempted murders in south Belfast between 1990 and 1998. Has the Taoiseach discussed the British legislation with President Biden? Will he raise it when he meets the President next month? State involvement in the killings of democratically elected representatives and civilians must be investigated and the people involved must be charged to face due process.

Tá sé dochreidte go mbeadh gá dúinn é seo a rá agus tá sé inghlactha go bhfuil Rialtas na Breataine tar éis teacht aniar-aduaidh ar dhlí, cirt agus cóir sa tslí seo gan náire. Tá na híospartaigh, teaghlaigh, páirtithe polaitiúla agus eagraíochtaí cearta daonna go hiomlán ina choinne seo. Does the Taoiseach agree it is time to address the legacy of the past by implementing the mechanisms agreed at Stormont House in a humans rights compliant manner to ensure truth and justice for victims?

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