Seanad debates
Wednesday, 23 October 2002
Northern Ireland: Statements.
Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)
I welcome the Minister's salient remarks. The suspension of the Assembly is most regrettable and there is a danger that the existence of a vacuum could allow paramilitaries and other men of evil to gain the upper hand over democratic politicians. I am glad the all-Ireland bodies are still working and that so many meetings of the bodies have been held since the Agreement was established. That is a positive aspect of the Agreement.
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