Given that so much has yet to be done and we do not live in a utopia in which everything works out satisfactorily for everybody, it is inevitable that huge issues, as well as matters of lesser concern, will arise. In a strong democratic process, such issues must be worked through, trust rebuilt and violence disavowed. I commend the work of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen, in this process and his decision to come to the House to debate the issue.