Mary White (Fianna Fail)

I am an action woman rather than a public speaker. I am amazed that few people listen to one another speaking.

I would have loved a full discussion today on the current crisis in Northern Ireland. Nationalists and republicans in Northern Ireland look to us to represent them. I do not agree that we cannot speak on this sensitive issue until the discussions are complete. Many of us could articulate our views about what is happening, such as the antics of the Ulster Unionist Party and the feuding among loyalists.