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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We deeply appreciate Mr. O'Hare giving his statement to bear witness. We acknowledge his pain and suffering and that of his family and his late father and how traumatic that was for them all. They are right to seek accountability from anyone who perpetrates acts like those. I invite Mr. Reavey to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the witnesses. That was very powerful evidence from them. On a human scale, it was a total nightmare to have gone through those experiences, for family members to be murdered and to come across those appalling, evil crimes, and then to wait only to be faced with such an issue. This committee believes this legislation should not proceed. Before I open up the meeting to members, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have no problem at all. I proposed 15 minutes, but I have no issue at all with what people want. Our job is to hear the witnesses, to probe the issues and to get accountability at the end of the process. I have no issue with that, if Ms Hanna wants to propose that. We will leave it at ten minutes. When nine minutes are up, I will tell the person there is only one minute left. I may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise for interrupting. We only have one minute left on this section.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before I go to the Fianna Fáil slot, I should inform those who are online that as a committee, we have gone to the United States and met Members of Congress, representatives from the Department of State, the British ambassador, officials from the British Embassy and Lord Caine. Several committee members will travel to Westminster next week to meet and lobby Members of the House of Lords...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is only a minute left in this section and I want to be fair to everybody. I appreciate Ms Teggart cannot give a summary in a minute but perhaps she can refer to it in other responses as well, it is helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Ms Teggart says it affects state actors. Will it affect anybody else involved in perpetrating certain acts or appalling situations such as those about which we heard from our two witnesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is a very important clarification because, as a member of committee, I have met with people whose families were murdered by the IRA or other paramilitary organisations. The same evil has been perpetrated in all communities. I appreciate and fully support what you are saying. It is important that absolutely nobody can be let off the hook. For the first time in 15 years, a British...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Dr. Farry still has four and a half minutes left if he wishes to use the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Brady. Does anyone else from Sinn Féin wish to contribute on this section? Does Ms Teggart wish to say something?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have one minute left. I can take Senator Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank everybody for their contributions. We have a number of proposals and the first one is to reiterate what the committee has done. We have a communication from the Attorney General saying he cannot advise us of what legal advice he might give the Government because of the statutory duties that he has to the State only. That is the situation. We have invited the Minister for Foreign...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to be clear on this. At this hour there are few members here and I want to be fair to everybody. We are inviting the Minister in and I have no hesitation at all in supporting that we write to the Minister and ask him to do what he want him to, and I would vote for such a resolution, but I want to carry out due process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would support such a proposal and I have no issue with that. I just want to do it with due process so that everybody can sign on to it.