Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

The Government has been consistent in talking, in giving its views and in diplomacy, but it has been completely opposed to action. In fact, this is a Government of inaction and inertia. It is a do-nothing Government when it comes to standing up for the rights of Irish citizens on this human rights issue. It is an incredible situation. The Tánaiste talked about a shared approach. There is no shared approach. The Tory party has embarked on a unilateral approach. It has given two fingers to the Government. Right through the process of the passage of the Bill through the Houses of Parliament in Britain, Aontú and I asked the Government at least to warn the British Government of an intention to take it to the European Court of Human Rights. We were told we must wait and, if the Bill goes through, then the Government will act. Here we are now, the Bill has passed, yet all we hear from the Government is talk of legal advice. Many people have had their loved ones heinously murdered in the North. They are entitled to the rule of law. They are entitled to justice and truth. Will the Tánaiste stand up for that and bring the British Government to the European Court of Human Rights?

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