Dáil debates

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

 

2:55 pm

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

They are not agreed. We had really shocking and devastating news from Westminster this morning for families and communities that have spent decades fighting for truth and justice for their loved ones who were lost in the conflict. The British Government proposes by close of business this evening to legislate for an end to families being able to take any civil actions or litigation and by the end of the year it will have blocked families from accessing inquests. Furthermore, it is proceeding with an amnesty for its troops.

This is an outrage. It is totally outside of international law. I have to say, it means definitively now the shredding of the Stormont House Agreement. It is to me akin to the actions of a rogue state.

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