Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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I move:

That Dáil Éireann:

— unequivocally condemns the murder of PSNI officer Ronan Kerr in Omagh, abhors this crime and resolves to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice;

— extends its fullest sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of PC Kerr;

— asserts that those responsible for this cowardly atrocity had no mandate and do not act in the name of the Irish people;

— remains steadfast in its support for the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Garda Síochána in their efforts to tackle and overcome the scourge of terrorism;

— will co-operate with the Irish and British Governments, the First and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, the members of the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly, democratic representatives and all the people of this island, and friends of Ireland around the world, to oppose any violent attempts to undermine the peace process; and

— reaffirms the right of the Irish people, North and South, to live together in peace and harmony as democratically expressed in the Good Friday Agreement.