Seanad debates
Wednesday, 23 October 2002
Northern Ireland: Statements.
That could help in two ways in the short term. It would indicate that there is no threat to prison officers in Northern Ireland. Hundreds of families have moved house. There should never be such a threat to people. There is nobody in jail in that regard. A good deal of heat could be taken out of the situation by doing that. Once the measures to implement the changes in police legislation, agreed at Weston Park, are in place, they should take their place on the policing board. A commitment to police a society is the most certain endorsement one could have of one's commitment to the values of that society and to the democratic process. I hope they see their way to doing that.
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