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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: I call on Mr. Dallat to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: I thank Ms Ritchie. Next are Mr. Murphy and Deputy Wall.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: Someone's mobile telephone is interfering. Just put it on the ground.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: Somebody owns it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: Senator White will follow Deputy Wall.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: Deputy Crowe will follow Senator White.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: As we are under pressure of time, I propose to group questions from members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: I thank Mr. Dallat, MLA. Does anybody wish to expand on how we can move forward on the suggestions made today? I believe the SDLP representatives have reiterated what has happened in recent months. There has been an appetite in Northern Ireland to get involved in the Haass-O'Sullivan process. Without going into the nuts and bolts of that, it is significant that there were more than 600...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: While there may be an appetite to keep the post mortem going, it is important to use the restricted time available to us to make proposals as to how we can follow up here. I call Dr. McDonnell, MP, followed by Mr. Maskey, MLA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: I will take two final speakers because we have gone over time in a big way. Mr. Maskey and Senator Moran have indicated. Everyone else got a good hearing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: I will leave the he last word with Mr. Dallat, MLA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: Before that, I will have the semi-last word. Thank you for your presentation today. It is important to keep this going. There have been a few suggestions. We always have to go back to the role of this committee. This is an Oireachtas committee. It is our job to hold the Irish Government to account in respect of its responsibilities as co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement. That is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: Thank you very much. I am not going to suspend. We will go straight into the next session. I call on the members of the Justice for the Forgotten group to take their seats to make their presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Effects of Violence: Justice for the Forgotten (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: We are now going to hear from representatives of Justice for the Forgotten to discuss their work to support those affected by violence in Northern Ireland. On behalf of the committee I am pleased to welcome Ms Margaret Urwin from Justice for the Forgotten, who is accompanied by Ms Anne Cadwallader of the Pat Finucane Centre, the author of the recently-published bookLethal Allies: British...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Effects of Violence: Justice for the Forgotten (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: I thank Ms Margaret Urwin. I will take Ms Anne Cadwallader's contribution before opening it up to the committee. I note that Ms Cadwallader has quite an extensive dossier. I will give her a choice. She probably wants to read it into the record but, if so, it means she will have less time for engagement. It is up to her but if she wishes to summarise it, that would give us more time for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Effects of Violence: Justice for the Forgotten (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: I will leave it up to Ms Cadwallader.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Effects of Violence: Justice for the Forgotten (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: I thank Ms Anne Cadwallader and Ms Margaret Urwin for their contributions. Ms Cadwallader's chilling account brings us vividly to events of that time. Deputy Brendan Smith is offering and Ms Margaret Richie, MP, will follow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Effects of Violence: Justice for the Forgotten (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: Ms Ritchie is next, followed by Deputy Feighan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Effects of Violence: Justice for the Forgotten (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: Mr. Murphy will follow Deputy Feighan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Effects of Violence: Justice for the Forgotten (16 Jan 2014)
Joe McHugh: Deputy Wall will follow Mr. Murphy.