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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We can hear Mr. Molloy, so I ask him to keep going, if he wishes. The technology has intervened and now we can neither see nor hear Mr. Molloy. I apologise. We will return to Mr. Molloy, if that is possible at some stage. In the meantime, I call Deputy Conway-Walsh. I might have just heard Mr. Molloy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am not sure, but I ask the Deputy to continue. We will then go back to Mr. Molloy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Deputy. Mr. Molloy has reconnected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Do any other members from Sinn Féin wish to speak? No. I invite the witnesses to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Labour Party member is in the Seanad at present. I call Deputy Costello on behalf of the Green Party

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will let Senator McGahon speak first and then I have a proposal on Deputy Tóibín's note, which I hope he will agree with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am conscious of a number of different proposals and of allowing the family members time to make closing remarks. Regarding Deputy Tóibín's proposal on legal advice, I suggest that we ask the clerk to the committee to bring that to the attention of the legal advisers in the Houses and get an opinion on what steps the committee can take to ensure compliance by the British...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will bring that to the Oireachtas legal advisers and when they come back-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is fine. Is the proposal to invite the Minister and ask his officials to read the committee's transcripts with a view to responding to queries members have raised agreed to? Agreed. On the question of other deaths, massacres and so on, I propose we have a meeting on Thursday and discuss that then. I ask members to submit proposals so the clerk can get an opportunity to follow them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would not have an issue with any of those actions and would support them fully. There would be no dissension on those proposals. Unfortunately, we have to finish the meeting in about three minutes due to Covid regulations but we will meet on Thursday and the clerk to the committee will communicate with the witnesses to follow up on the exact actions they would like us to take.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before we start, I ask each group to indicate their interests for the rest of the term as to the issues they would like to raise. We will have a quick meeting on Thursday. The clerk to the committee will be in touch with the members to make sure everybody is happy with what we are doing on that issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Ó Muirigh. As we have a minute left in the slot, perhaps Senator Currie or Deputy Carroll MacNeill would like to come back in. I thank our guests for their replies. I think the core of what they are saying is that there should be no amnesty and that the Stormont House Agreement should be enforced. I presume there are issues affecting our jurisdiction in that regard. Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: There are two other Fianna Fáil members present, Deputy Brendan Smith and Senator McGreehan. It is in their hands if they wish to ask questions or make a contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Ms Quinn for that clear point. I support her in that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Ms Quinn. We cannot contact Senator Black at the moment, but we will keep her on the list. We are moving to Sinn Féin time now. I have been informed that the speakers are Mr. Francie Molloy and Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh. I call Mr. Molloy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Would Mr. Teggart or Ms Quinn like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I invite Ms Quinn to make a contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Representatives of the Ballymurphy Families (25 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: For clarity, there are some members who have not spoken yet who have come in from the Seanad or elsewhere. Is there anybody present who has not yet made a contribution who would like to make one? We have ten minutes left. I have been talking to the clerk to the committee on some of the points that have been made. On the first one, as regards the invitation to visit Ballymurphy, if we...