Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This House has roundly condemned on a number of occasions the British Government's so-called legacy Bill recognising that the Bill and the approach of the British Government has been cruel, callous, and contrary to the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement and the words of the Stormont House Agreement, which both governments recommitted to as recently as 2020. For our part, we have been very clear that the Irish Government as a co-guarantor to those agreements has a duty to ensure their protection and to work towards their full implementation. In that regard, I previously asked whether the Government intends to take legal action to the European Court of Human Rights in response to the Bill. I was informed that the Government is awaiting legal advice from the Attorney General. Will the Taoiseach inform us as to whether that legal advice has been furnished and whether it will lead to the enacting of the legal actions required to face down this dreadful legislation?

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