Seanad debates

Wednesday, 23 October 2002

Northern Ireland: Statements.

 

Many issues will be discussed in trying to resolve the current situation. It is vital that loyalism should come into the equation. It is a cop-out to claim loyalists are not part of government and that, therefore, their position does not matter. One of the biggest differences in political culture between North and South is the belief in the North that hard balling all the time is the best method of negotiation. What it does is lead to crises, stops and starts. If I had my wish it would be that negotiation would become more fluid, as we know it in the South.

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