However, there is no doubt that confidence in the process, especially in recent months, has been undermined. While court proceedings are pending in a number of cases, and I do not want to say anything that might affect those proceedings and the rights of individuals to due process, there is no doubt that a number of issues, including Colombia and allegations about an intelligence-gathering operation in Stormont, have had a debilitating effect. Recent punishment attacks attributed to the IRA have also affected confidence.