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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: 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.

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 should not assume that because in fairness to the Minister, he has been here about three times and has always come in when we have asked him. The other point is that it is always the case that every party or individual can ask the Minister those questions by direct letter, parliamentary question, debate in the Dáil or putting down a motion. There is no issue and nobody is running...

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 would not have any issue with that. We have other private business to do but I want to thank Ms Teggart, Mr. Reavey and Mr. O'Hare for their evidence and the case they have made for the human aspect of it, even after so many years. It is shocking, appalling and unforgivable and the wrong that has been done can never be redressed. To abuse a process that was agreed under the Stormont...

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 am terribly sorry. I missed Deputy Conway-Walsh and she was first here.

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: Yes, 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 have no issue with that. It is just to cover it all. I have no issue with anything anybody is proposing. We should just give everybody notice of it if that is okay.

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 will sign the correspondence if the Deputy wants. I just want to make sure that everybody knows.

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 issue with that. I am just saying we should do it such that everybody is aware of what we are doing. There is nothing wrong with that. I thank our witnesses for coming.

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. O'Hare. Many happy returns, as they say.

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: Apologies have been received from Senator Ó Donnghaile, Mr. Colum Eastwood MP and Senator Mullen. I propose to call members in the following rotation: Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the SDLP, the Alliance, the Green Party, Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, the Independents and Aontú. Is that agreed? Agreed. It is a 50-minute cycle. If members are happy to...

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. O'Hare. I call 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: I see Deputy Tóibín is back.