Seanad debates
Wednesday, 23 October 2002
Northern Ireland: Statements.
There has to be substantial, successful and persistent police action against loyalist paramilitaries. As the Minister said, based on the security advice he received yesterday, loyalists are by far the greatest offenders. Having said that, the loyalist and Protestant working class are lost souls. They do not have the political voice they had from people such as Gary McMichael and need the support of David Ervine and the PUP. It is extremely important that they are brought into whatever discussions and talks that are ongoing. I hope the elections are not postponed as they could be quite important. People should not talk about postponing them.
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